UK: renewables transmission entry capacity 2019

Transmission entry capacity (TEC) of renewables, excluding hydro, wind and solar presented a trend of continuous growth in the United Kingdom, peaking at 3,707 megawatts in 2019. At that same time, TEC of wind power stations amounted to 8,647 megawatts.

Transmission entry capacity (TEC) of renewables, excluding hydro, wind and solar in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019* (in megawatt)

Characteristic	Entry capacity in megawatt
2019	3,707
2018	3,630
2017	2,585
2016	2,552
2015	2,526
2014	2,166
2013	1,424

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Release date

July 2020

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2013 to 2019

Supplementary notes

* Excludes electricity from hydro or wind and solar

Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) is a Connection and Use of System Code term that defines a generator's maximum allowed export capacity onto the transmission system. The TEC register provides a publicly available record of the existing allocation of Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC), the business it is allocated to and the site details.

This data only covers major power producers.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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