苏格兰在2025年创造了近55%的英国风力发电,但电网限制和天然气使用率的上升阻碍了清洁能源的进步,引发了重大基础设施升级和社区对不平等利益的反应。 Scotland generated nearly 55% of UK wind power in 2025, but grid limits and rising gas use hindered clean energy progress, prompting major infrastructure upgrades and community backlash over unequal benefits.

2025年,苏格兰尽管人口少,却创造了英国近55%的风力发电,成为英国清洁能源转型的关键驱动力。 In 2025, Scotland generated nearly 55% of the UK’s wind power despite its small population, becoming a key driver of Great Britain’s clean energy transition. 英国近30%的电力由风提供, 苏格兰拥有大部分海岸风能, Wind supplied nearly 30% of the UK’s electricity, with Scotland hosting most of the nation’s onshore wind capacity and a significant share of offshore. 然而,由于EVs、热泵和数据中心的需求,天然气使用量增加,使得发电的污染略高。 However, rising gas use due to demand from EVs, heat pumps, and data centers made electricity generation slightly more polluting. 网格限制导致2025年初苏格兰37%的计划风力产出被削减。 Grid constraints led to 37% of planned Scottish wind output being curtailed in early 2025. Ofgem批准将苏格兰传输网络升级54亿英镑,这是全英国280亿英镑计划的一部分,目的是改善可再生能源的融合和能源安全,预期账单会略有增加,但会长期节省。 Ofgem approved a £5.4 billion upgrade to Scotland’s transmission network, part of a £28 billion UK-wide plan, to improve renewable integration and energy security, with expected modest bill increases but long-term savings. 与此同时,尽管私人和外国投资者获得巨额利润,但地方社区对惠益分享极少表示沮丧,这促使人们呼吁加强社区所有权,更公平地分配可再生能源收益。 Meanwhile, local communities express frustration over minimal benefit sharing despite massive profits for private and foreign investors, fueling calls for greater community ownership and fairer distribution of renewable energy gains.