Hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2021
In the United Kingdom, small-scale hydropower recorded higher load factors compared to large-scale hydropower, at 37.8 and 31.9 percent, respectively in 2021. In the period of consideration, figures fluctuated, peaking in 2020, when small scale hydro had a load factor of 43.1 percent. As of 2021, the UK had 1,576 hydropower plants generating electricity.
