This statistic shows electricity generation in the United Kingdom in from 2009 to 2015, by energy source and fuel type. 2010 marked first year in which electricity from offshore wind was generated, with 3.07 terawatt hours of electricity being generated.
Electricity generated in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt hours)*
* Total electricity generated by all generating companies in the UK. ** According to the source, the figures include refinery gas and oil used in gas turbine and diesel plants, and oil used for lighting up coal fired boilers, as well as petroleum coke and a small quantity of high carbon ash. *** Main fuels included in this category are coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, and waste products from chemical processes.
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UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. (July 1, 2013). Electricity generated in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. "Electricity generated in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt hours)*." Chart. July 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. (2013). Electricity generated in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. "Electricity Generated in The United Kingdom from 2009 to 2015, by Energy Source (in Terawatt Hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change, Electricity generated in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
