Every year, the United Kingdom loses a share of generated electricity through transmission. In 2022, transmission losses amounted to around 25 terawatt-hours, or approximately eight percent of the electricity supplied in the UK that year. Transmission losses stood above 30 terawatt-hours in the early 2000's.
Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2022
(in terawatt-hours)
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GOV.UK. (July 27, 2023). Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK. "Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK. "Electricity Lost in Transmission in The United Kingdom (Uk) in Selected Years from 1970 to 2022 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/
GOV.UK, Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Electricity lost in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], GOV.UK, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losses-in-transmission-uk/