This statistic shows the annual amount of electricity supplied in the United Kingdom (UK) using coal as a primary fuel source, from 2005 to 2017. 2017 saw the lowest amount of electricity from coal supplied over this period, with 21.37 terawatt-hours. In 2007, the amount of electricity produced from coal was 129.03 TWh, showing a clear decline in coal generated electricity over the past decade.
Amount of electricity supplied using coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (December 20, 2018). Amount of electricity supplied using coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428621/electricity-supplied-from-coal-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of electricity supplied using coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. December 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428621/electricity-supplied-from-coal-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2018). Amount of electricity supplied using coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428621/electricity-supplied-from-coal-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of Electricity Supplied Using Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2017 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428621/electricity-supplied-from-coal-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Amount of electricity supplied using coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428621/electricity-supplied-from-coal-uk/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Amount of electricity supplied using coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, December 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/428621/electricity-supplied-from-coal-uk/