Every year, the United Kingdom loses a share of generated electricity through transmission. In 2020, transmission losses amounted to 26.31 terawatt-hours, or approximately nine percent of the electricity supplied in the UK that year. Transmission losses stood above 30 terawatt-hours in the early 2000's.
Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020
(in terawatt-hours)
Data shows losses on the public distribution system (grid system and local networks) and other differences between data collected on sales and data collected on availability.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 29, 2021). Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. July 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Electricity Lost in Transmission in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2020 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/ (last visited May 26, 2022)
