This statistic shows the plant load factor (PFL) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018. The plant load factor of these types of power plants decreased over this period, from 48.3 percent in 2012 to 21.8 percent in 2018. However, the plant load factor of conventional thermal power stations peaked at 52.8 percent in 2013.
Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2012 to 2018
(in percentage)
This includes conventional steam plants, gas turbines and oil engines and plants producing electricity from thermal renewable sources.
According to the source, the data cover the 12 months ending March of the following year, e.g. 2014 data are for the year ending March 2015.
Plant Load Factor (PLF) is the ratio between the actual energy generated by the plant to the maximum possible energy that can be generated with the plant working at its rated power and for a duration of an entire year.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 25, 2019). Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2012 to 2018 (in percentage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2012 to 2018 (in percentage)." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2012 to 2018 (in percentage). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Plant Load Factor (Plf) of Conventional Thermal Power Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk), from 2012 to 2018 (in Percentage)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2012 to 2018 (in percentage) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2020)
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