The total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 amounted to 68.5 gigawatts. Combined cycle gas turbines accounted for the largest share, at approximately 29.4 gigawatts that year.
Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total Installed Capacity of The Transmission Network in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2017 to 2022, by Generation Type (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/