The total installed capacity of the energy distribution network in the United Kingdom (UK) amounted to approximately 34.6 gigawatts in 2021. Solar made up the largest share, with installed solar capacity reaching around 14.1 gigawatts that year.
Total installed capacity of the distribution network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by generation type (in megawatts)
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Statistics on Electricity generation in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Global electricity production 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Global electricity mix 2021, by energy source
- Premium Statistic Global power production 2021, by leading country
- Basic Statistic Global outlook on electricity generation 2020-2050, by energy source
- Premium Statistic Net electricity supply in the United Kingdom 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity demand in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
Key figures
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- Premium Statistic Number of power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Electricity production in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021, by origin
- Basic Statistic Auto-produced electricity supply in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity production in the United Kingdom 2010-2021, by source
- Basic Statistic Electricity exports in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Plant load factor of all power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
Conventional electricity
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- Premium Statistic Quarterly fuel price for major power producers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Thermal efficiency of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the UK 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Coal used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Gas used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity generated by nuclear fuel in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2021
Renewables
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- Basic Statistic Electricity produced from renewables in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity generation from hydro in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity generation from solar PV in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Wind electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Bioenergy electricity generation in the United Kingdom 1990-2021
Outlook
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Further related statistics
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- Number of power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021, by type
- Maximum power demand as percentage of the total capacity in the UK 2010-2021
- Capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017-2021
- Thermal efficiency of nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Plant load factor of nuclear stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Plant load factor of conventional thermal stations in the UK 2012-2021
- Plant load factor of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Simultaneous maximum load met by major power producers in the UK 2010-2021
- Plant load factor of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the UK 2010-2021
- Thermal efficiency of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the UK 2010-2021
- Plant load factor of all power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Italy: net electricity generation 2017, by fuel
- Global emission intensity from electricity generation 2016-2040
- Electricity generation of CHP schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
- Electricity generation of Eletrobras in Brazil 2021, by subsidiary
- Production of electricity in Morocco 2010-2021
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels in Africa 2010-2019
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- Plant load factor of nuclear stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 28, 2022). Total installed capacity of the distribution network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by generation type (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547259/uk-energy-distribution-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total installed capacity of the distribution network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by generation type (in megawatts)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547259/uk-energy-distribution-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Total installed capacity of the distribution network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by generation type (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547259/uk-energy-distribution-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total Installed Capacity of The Distribution Network in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2017 to 2021, by Generation Type (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547259/uk-energy-distribution-network-capacity/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Total installed capacity of the distribution network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by generation type (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547259/uk-energy-distribution-network-capacity/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Total installed capacity of the distribution network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2021, by generation type (in megawatts) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547259/uk-energy-distribution-network-capacity/