<P> 2012R = CO2 calculation criteria changed, numbers updated </P> <P> Final consumption of electricity in 2014 was 24 TWh . Electricity demand which peaked in 2008 has since returned to 2004 levels . Renewable electricity generation, consisting of wind, hydro, landfill gas, biomass and biogas, accounted for 22.7% of gross electricity consumption . </P> <P> The use of renewables in electricity generation in 2014 reduced CO emissions by 2.6 Mt . In 2014, wind generation accounted for 18.2% of electricity generated and as such was the second largest source of electricity generation after natural gas . </P> <P> The carbon intensity of electricity fell by 49% since 1990 to a new low of 457 g CO2 / kWh in 2014 . </P>

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