Cumulative installed capacity of energy from waste in the United Kingdom (UK) stood at 1.5 gigawatts in 2022. This represents a small increase from the previous year, and the peak from the period in consideration. Between 2009 and 2022, installed capacity grew nearly fourfold, from 381 megawatts in 2009. Load factor from waste electricity in the UK stood at 36.1 percent in 2020.
Cumulative installed capacity of waste-to-energy plants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022
(in megawatts)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Cumulative installed capacity of waste-to-energy plants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097210/cumulative-waste-to-energy-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Cumulative installed capacity of waste-to-energy plants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097210/cumulative-waste-to-energy-capacity-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Cumulative installed capacity of waste-to-energy plants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097210/cumulative-waste-to-energy-capacity-united-kingdom/
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Cumulative installed capacity of waste-to-energy plants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097210/cumulative-waste-to-energy-capacity-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Cumulative installed capacity of waste-to-energy plants in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097210/cumulative-waste-to-energy-capacity-united-kingdom/
