UK: zero-carbon electricity generation by company 2020

In 2020, utility company EDF Energy was the leader in zero-carbon electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK), producing nearly 38 terawatt hours of zero-carbon electricity. This figure accounted for about 32 percent of the zero-carbon generation in the UK that year. Orsted and Centrica followed in second and third respectively, each with more than nine terawatt hours produced.

Generation of zero-carbon electricity in the United Kingdom in 2020, by company (in gigawatt hours)

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2022

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2020

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The UK government recognizes electricity produced from wind, solar, and nuclear sources as zero-carbon.

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* Figure was calculated by Statista based on values provided by the source.
According to the source, figures are based on industry settlement data and the UK government's renewable obligation database.
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