Electricity production in the United Kingdom 2010-2022, by source

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 28, 2024

Coal is being steadily phased out of the United Kingdom's electricity supply mix. In 2010, coal power amounted to 107.6 terawatt-hours. A decade later, less than 10 terawatt-hours were annually produced from coal. Meanwhile, in 2022, renewable sources were the main fuel used for electricity in the UK, with nearly 135 terawatt-hours generated. Nevertheless, in the second position was gas, with 125 terawatt-hours worth of electricity generated.

Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022, by source (in terawatt-hours)

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December 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* Includes generation from pumped storage.

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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