In 2021, electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) reached the lowest figure in at least three decades, amounting to some 308 terawatt-hours. In comparison to a decade earlier, this represented a decline of more than 16 percent. Since the beginning of the century, electricity generation in the UK peaked at nearly 400 terawatt-hours, recorded in both 2003 and 2005.
Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)
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GOV.UK. (August 2, 2022). Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994700/electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. August 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994700/electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2022). Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/994700/electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Electricity Generation in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2021 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994700/electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/994700/electricity-generation-united-kingdom/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], GOV.UK, August 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994700/electricity-generation-united-kingdom/