The simultaneous maximum load met by major power producers in Great Britain amounted to nearly 47.4 gigawatts in 2020, while the simultaneous maximum load met in Northern Ireland totaled 1.55 gigawatts. Both figures represent an increase compared to the previous year.
Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2020
(in megawatt)
According to the source, simultaneous maximum load refers to the load met by transmission network, net of demand met by embedded generation. See paragraph 5.78 for definitions.
Data cover the 12 months ending March of the following year, e.g. 2017 data are for the year ending March 2018.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 29, 2021). Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatt)." Chart. July 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Simultaneous Maximum Load Met by The Major Power Producers in The United Kingdom (Uk), from 2010 to 2020 (in Megawatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Simultaneous maximum load met by the major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2020 (in megawatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547004/simultaneous-maximum-load-met-major-power-producers-uk/ (last visited July 06, 2022)