The amount of coal consumed by power stations in the United Kingdom amounted to around 2.25 million metric tons in 2022. The use of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom has decreased substantially over the past decade.
Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 26, 2023). Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Consumption of Coal by Power Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Consumption of coal by power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/518256/coal-used-power-stations/