Electricity Generation
(asked on 25th February 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much electricity was generated from each type of source in the most recent year for which figures are available.
The table below shows electricity generation by fuel type for the year to 2014 Q3, as well as the calendar year 2013. Data for 2014 Q4 will be published on 26 March 2015.
UK electricity generation by fuel (TWh) | ||
2013 calendar year | 12 months to 2014 Q3 | |
TWh | ||
Coal | 130.8 | 104.0 |
Oil | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Gas | 95.6 | 98.1 |
Nuclear | 70.6 | 67.8 |
Hydro (natural flow) | 4.7 | 5.9 |
Wind and Solar1 | 30.5 | 35.0 |
Bioenergy | 18.5 | 20.6 |
Pumped Storage | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Other fuels | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Total | 359.1 | 339.6 |
1 Includes wave and tidal.
Source: Energy Trends, table 5.1. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends.