The plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power in the United Kingdom has decreased since 2012. In 2021, the PLF from conventional thermal power stood at 25.1 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 conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022
(in percentage)
Characteristic
Plant load factor in percentage
2022
25.1%
2021
25.1%
2020
23.7%
2019
18.9%
2018
21.6%
2017
23.9%
2016
25.6%
2015
42.9%
2014
48.1%
2013
52.8%
2012
48.3%
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This includes conventional steam plants, gas turbines and oil engines and plants producing electricity from thermal renewable sources.
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.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 (in percentage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 (in percentage)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 (in percentage). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Plant Load Factor (Plf) of Conventional Thermal Power Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2022 (in Percentage)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 (in percentage) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Plant load factor (PLF) of conventional thermal power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2022 (in percentage) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/548849/plant-load-factor-conventional-thermal-stations-uk/
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