According to research compiled by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Scottish wind turbines generated enough electricity in October to power every home in Scotland.

Lang Banks, WWF Scotland’s director, has called it a “bumper month” for renewable energy, as figures show there was enough wind energy produced in October to power 3,045,000 homes across the UK — equivalent to 126% of the electricity required by Scottish households.

Mr Banks said: “While nuclear power plants were being forced to shut because of cracks, Scotland’s wind and sunshine were quietly and cleanly helping to keep the lights on in homes across the country.” Furthermore, a new UK record for wind power was set in August, when it accounted for 17% of national energy demands.

Scotland has been a leader in ‘green’ energy, with 29.8% of its energy coming from renewables since September; the country has set the target of generating 100% of its energy from renewables by 2020.