Scotland recorded the highest hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom in 2022, at 35.5 percent. By comparison, the load factor of hydropower was lower in Wales, at 19.9 percent. As of 2022, the
Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by region
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GOV.UK, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (September 28, 2023). Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689981/hydro-energy-load-factor-in-uk/
GOV.UK, und Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by region." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689981/hydro-energy-load-factor-in-uk/
GOV.UK, Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2023). Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/689981/hydro-energy-load-factor-in-uk/
GOV.UK, and Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Average Hydropower Load Factor in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689981/hydro-energy-load-factor-in-uk/
GOV.UK & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/689981/hydro-energy-load-factor-in-uk/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by region [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/689981/hydro-energy-load-factor-in-uk/