In the past decade, electricity consumption in the United Kingdom as been on the decline. Households have consistently ranked as the largest electricity final users in the country. In 2022, households in the UK consumed 96 terawatt-hours of electricity, or roughly 35 percent of the total consumption. Meanwhile, the industrial sector's consumption of electricity has fallen from 117 terawatt-hours in 2005 to 85 terawatt-hours in 2022.
Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022, by final user
(in terawatt-hours)
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