Small-scale hydropower recorded higher load factors compared to large-scale hydropower, at 39.1 and 47.1 percent, respectively in 2020. In the period of consideration, figures fluctuated, peaking in 2017, when small scale hydro had a load factor of 39.2 percent. As of 2019, the UK had 1,520 hydropower plants generating electricity.
Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2020
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (September 30, 2021). Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/689992/hydro-energy-load-factor-in-uk/
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