The plant load factor (PLF) of pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) in the United Kingdom has fluctuated since 2010. In 2023, the PLF of pumped storage hydroelectricity increased from the previous year, reaching 9.8 percent. Load factors are the ratio of how much electricity was produced as a share of the total generating capacity.
Plant load factor (PLF) of pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023
(percentage)
According to the source, the data cover the 12 months ending March of the following year, e.g. 2014 data are for the year ending March 2015.
Plant Load Factor (PLF) is the ratio between the actual energy generated by the plant to the maximum possible energy that can be generated with the plant working at its rated power and for a duration of an entire year.
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing. The method stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy of water, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevation.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (July 30, 2024). Plant load factor (PLF) of pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (percentage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548832/plant-load-factor-pumped-storage-hydro-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Plant load factor (PLF) of pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (percentage)." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548832/plant-load-factor-pumped-storage-hydro-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Plant load factor (PLF) of pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (percentage). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548832/plant-load-factor-pumped-storage-hydro-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Plant Load Factor (Plf) of Pumped Storage Hydroelectricity (Psh) in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2023 (Percentage)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548832/plant-load-factor-pumped-storage-hydro-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Plant load factor (PLF) of pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (percentage) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548832/plant-load-factor-pumped-storage-hydro-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Plant load factor (PLF) of pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (percentage) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/548832/plant-load-factor-pumped-storage-hydro-uk/
