This statistic shows the amount of electricity generated using coal as a primary fuel source in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2005 to 2017. Electricity generation from coal varied during this period, from a high of 148.85 terawatt-hours in 2006 to a low of 22.53 terawatt-hours in 2017 according to the provisional results.
Amount of electricity generated from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 26, 2018). Amount of electricity generated from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428003/electricity-generated-from-coal-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of electricity generated from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. July 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428003/electricity-generated-from-coal-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2018). Amount of electricity generated from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428003/electricity-generated-from-coal-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of Electricity Generated from Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2017 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428003/electricity-generated-from-coal-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Amount of electricity generated from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428003/electricity-generated-from-coal-uk/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Amount of electricity generated from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/428003/electricity-generated-from-coal-uk/