Electricity Generation
(asked on 21st July 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the electricity produced in the UK derives from each principal method of electricity production.
The table below shows electricity supplied in the UK by fuel type for the calendar year 2014.
UK electricity generation by fuel type | ||
2014
| ||
TWh | % share
| |
Coal | 100.7 | 29.7 |
Oil | 1.9 | 0.6 |
Gas | 100.9 | 29.8 |
Nuclear | 63.7 | 18.8 |
Hydro (natural flow) | 5.9 | 1.7 |
Wind and Solar | 36.1 | 10.6 |
- of which, Offshore | 13.4 | 4.0 |
Bioenergy | 23.2 | 6.9 |
Pumped Storage | 2.9 | 0.9 |
Other fuels | 3.6 | 1.1 |
Total | 338.9 |
100
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Renewables are made up of hydro (natural flow), wind and solar (which includes wave tidal) and bioenergy. This makes up 65.2 TWh (a 19.2% share) of total generation.
Source: Energy Trends, table 5.1. Available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends.