The use of electricity by the British energy industry has annually declined for most of the past decade. In 2021, the sector's electricity consumption amounted to 23.3 terawatt-hours, a decline of roughly 22 percent in comparison to 2013.
Energy industry use of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (March 31, 2022). Energy industry use of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323387/energy-industry-use-of-electricity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Energy industry use of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323387/energy-industry-use-of-electricity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2022). Energy industry use of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323387/energy-industry-use-of-electricity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Energy Industry Use of Electricity in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2021 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323387/energy-industry-use-of-electricity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Energy industry use of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323387/energy-industry-use-of-electricity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited September 27, 2023)
Energy industry use of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323387/energy-industry-use-of-electricity-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/