This statistic displays the share of electricity generation in Great Britain from January to May 2019, by source. During this period, Britain produced more power from zero carbon sources such as nuclear and wind energy than from fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. At 48 percent, this was the first time since the Industrial Revolution that clean energy has overtaken fossil fuels.
Of the zero-carbon sources, nuclear energy made up 18 percent of electricity generation, with 24 percent from renewables.
Share of electricity generation in Great Britain from January to May 2019, by source
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National Grid, & BBC. (June 21, 2019). Share of electricity generation in Great Britain from January to May 2019, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020412/electricity-generation-by-source-great-britain/
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