A new green energy target has been set after early progress on renewable power generation, the First Minister has announced.
Half of Scotland's electricity demand will be met from renewable energy by 2015, Alex Salmond said.
The original target to reach 31% was beaten last year, according to statistics from the UK Government's Department of Energy and Climate Change.
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