In the United Kingdom, small-scale hydropower recorded higher load factors compared to large-scale hydropower, at 38.4 and 32.8 percent, respectively in 2022. In the period of consideration, figures fluctuated, peaking in 2020, when small scale hydro had a load factor of 43.1 percent. As of 2021, the UK had 1,576 hydropower plants generating electricity.
Average hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022
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