UK: load factor energy anaerobic digestion 2019

The load factor for electricity generation from anaerobic digestion in the United Kingdom has fluctuated since 2010. In 2019, the load factor of energy from anaerobic digestion increased from the previous year to 62.6 percent. In the period of consideration, load factor of energy from waste was at an average 59.6 percent. Load factors are the ratio of how much electricity was produced as a share of the total generating capacity.

Load factor of electricity from anaerobic digestion in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2019 (in percentage)

Characteristic	Load factor in percentage
2019	62.6%
2018	61.5%
2017	62.5%
2016	62.2%
2015	58.6%
2014	57.6%
2013	57.5%
2012	57.9%
2011	51.9%
2010	63.2%

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Load factor is based on average beginning and end of year capacity.

Load factor is defined as the average load divided by the peak load in a specific time period.

Anaerobic digestion is a collection of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. Anaerobic digestion is widely used as a source of renewable energy.

Data prior to 2013 were taken from a previous report.
This statistic using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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