This statistic shows the amount of electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018, in terawatt hours. It shows an overall increase of the amount of electricity lost, from 17.5 terawatt hours in 1970 to 26.38 terawatt hours in 2018. In 2000, the amount of electricity lost in transmission peaked at 31.14 terawatt hours.
Amount of electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018
(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 25, 2019). Amount of electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Amount of electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of Electricity Lost in Transmission in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2018 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Amount of electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/ (last visited June 07, 2020)
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