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 in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)*
Characteristic
Coal
Oil**
Gas
Nuclear
Hydro (natural flow)
Wind and Solar
-of which, Offshore
Bioenergy
Pumped storage
Other fuels
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* 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 in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. "Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)*." Chart. July 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. (2013). Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. "Electricity Generated in The United Kingdom in Selected Years from 1998 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 in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/ (last visited September 08, 2024)
Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)* [Graph], UK Department of Energy & Climate Change, July 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
