This statistic shows electricity generation in the United Kingdom in from 2009 to 2015, by energy source and fuel type. 2010 marked first year in which electricity from offshore wind was generated, with 3.07 terawatt hours of electricity being generated.
Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)*
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Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)*
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* Total electricity generated by all generating companies in the UK. ** According to the source, the figures include refinery gas and oil used in gas turbine and diesel plants, and oil used for lighting up coal fired boilers, as well as petroleum coke and a small quantity of high carbon ash. *** Main fuels included in this category are coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, and waste products from chemical processes.
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UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. (July 1, 2013). Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. "Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)*." Chart. July 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. (2013). Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change. "Electricity Generated in The United Kingdom in Selected Years from 1998 to 2015, by Energy Source (in Terawatt-hours)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change, Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/ (last visited March 10, 2025)
Electricity generated in the United Kingdom in selected years from 1998 to 2015, by energy source (in terawatt-hours)* [Graph], UK Department of Energy & Climate Change, July 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/277915/uk-power-generation-by-fuel/
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