▁the ▁fast est - g row ing ▁renew able ▁energy ▁technology , ▁with ▁ 8 4 2 3 ▁M W ▁of ▁installed ▁wind ▁power ▁capacity ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁This ▁included ▁ 7 8 0 0 ▁M W ▁from ▁on sh ore ▁wind ▁in ▁Scotland ▁and ▁ 6 2 3 ▁M W ▁of ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁gener ators . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁further ▁potential ▁for ▁expansion , ▁especially ▁off sh ore ▁given ▁the ▁high ▁average ▁wind ▁spe eds , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁far ms ▁are ▁planned . ▁ ▁The ▁Scottish ▁Government ▁has ▁achieved ▁its ▁target ▁of ▁generating ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁Scotland ' s ▁electric ity ▁from ▁renew able ▁energy ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁hoping ▁to ▁achieve ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁raised ▁from ▁ 5 0 % ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁this ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁wind ▁power . ▁ ▁This ▁target ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁met ▁if ▁current ▁tr ends ▁continue ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁Sunday ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁high ▁wind ▁and ▁low ▁consumption ▁caused ▁more ▁wind ▁power ▁generation ▁( 1 0 6 %) ▁than ▁consumption ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁Scottish ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁provided ▁ 3 9 , 5 4 5 ▁M WH ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁of ▁that ▁date , ▁while ▁consumption ▁was ▁ 3