The load factor for electricity generation from both onshore and offshore wind in the United Kingdom has fluctuated since 2010. In 2023, the load factor of onshore wind decreased from the previous year to 39.5 percent. Load factors were typically lower for onshore wind. Load factors are the ratio of how much electricity was produced as a share of the total generating capacity
Load factor of electricity from onshore and offshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023
(in percentage)
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (July 31, 2024). Load factor of electricity from onshore and offshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in percentage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/555654/wind-electricity-load-factor-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Load factor of electricity from onshore and offshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in percentage)." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555654/wind-electricity-load-factor-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2024). Load factor of electricity from onshore and offshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in percentage). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555654/wind-electricity-load-factor-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Load Factor of Electricity from Onshore and Offshore Wind in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2023 (in Percentage)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555654/wind-electricity-load-factor-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Load factor of electricity from onshore and offshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in percentage) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555654/wind-electricity-load-factor-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Load factor of electricity from onshore and offshore wind in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in percentage) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/555654/wind-electricity-load-factor-uk/
