UK: Electricity supplied from thermal 1970-2017

This statistic shows the gross amount of electricity supplied from conventional thermal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018, in gigawatt hours. It shows that the amount of electricity supplied from this power source decreased significantly over this period, from 203,171 gigawatt hours in 1970 to 57,231 gigawatt hours in 2018.

Gross amount of electricity supplied from conventional thermal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in gigawatt hours)

Characteristic	Electricity supplied in gigawatt hours
2018	57,231
2017	58,799
2016	65,496
2015	107,477
2014	124,642
2013	146,777
2012	159,183
2011	145,261
2010	175,718
2005	155,493
2000	147,394
1990	234,093
1980	228,927
1970	203,171

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July 2019

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

1970 to 2018

Supplementary notes

Data includes all electricity generating companies.

The source notes that this includes electricity supplied by gas turbines and oil engines. From 1988 onwards, it also includes electricity produced by plants using thermal renewable sources.

This data does not include electricity supplied through combined cycle gas turbines.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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