Natural gas dominated the United Kingdom's electricity market in 2023 reaching a high of 45 percent before being overtaken by wind energy in the winter months of the same year. The share of gas in the energy sector decreased in 2024, with growth in the wind, nuclear, and solar industries.
Distribution of monthly electricity generation in the United Kingdom from February 2023 to July 2024, by source
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Solar includes both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic generation.
Bioenergy includes generation from combustible renewables and may include waste generation (renewable and non-renewable).
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GECF. (August 8, 2024). Distribution of monthly electricity generation in the United Kingdom from February 2023 to July 2024, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403738/united-kingdom-monthly-distribution-of-electricity-production-by-source/
GECF. "Distribution of monthly electricity generation in the United Kingdom from February 2023 to July 2024, by source." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403738/united-kingdom-monthly-distribution-of-electricity-production-by-source/
GECF. (2024). Distribution of monthly electricity generation in the United Kingdom from February 2023 to July 2024, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403738/united-kingdom-monthly-distribution-of-electricity-production-by-source/
GECF. "Distribution of Monthly Electricity Generation in The United Kingdom from February 2023 to July 2024, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403738/united-kingdom-monthly-distribution-of-electricity-production-by-source/
GECF, Distribution of monthly electricity generation in the United Kingdom from February 2023 to July 2024, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403738/united-kingdom-monthly-distribution-of-electricity-production-by-source/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of monthly electricity generation in the United Kingdom from February 2023 to July 2024, by source [Graph], GECF, August 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403738/united-kingdom-monthly-distribution-of-electricity-production-by-source/
