In the past decade, there has been a decline in the electricity consumption from public distribution systems in the United Kingdom. In 2020, consumption amounted to some 261.4 terawatt-hours, down from an average of more than 320 terawatt-hours per year recorded in the 2000s. Meanwhile, electricity from other generators saw a mostly continual growth since 2011.
Electricity consumption from public distribution systems and other generators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2021
(in terawatt-hours)
* Provisional figures, from January to November 2021.
** According to the source, the majority of this consumption is by the industrial and fuel sectors.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (January 27, 2022). Electricity consumption from public distribution systems and other generators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322871/electricity-consumption-from-other-generators-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Electricity consumption from public distribution systems and other generators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322871/electricity-consumption-from-other-generators-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Electricity consumption from public distribution systems and other generators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322871/electricity-consumption-from-other-generators-in-the-united-kingdom/
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GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Electricity consumption from public distribution systems and other generators in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2002 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322871/electricity-consumption-from-other-generators-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
