This statistic shows the total electricity generated from renewable sources in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2018 in Terawatt hours (TWh). Since 2012, electricity generated from renewable sources had been steadily increasing. However, electricity generation fell slightly in 2016 from the previous year by 0.2 percent to 83.2 TWh. In 2018, the generation of electricity peaked at 110 TWh.
Total electricity generation from renewable sources in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018
(in Terawatt hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 25, 2019). Total electricity generation from renewable sources in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018 (in Terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782174/renewable-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total electricity generation from renewable sources in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018 (in Terawatt hours)." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782174/renewable-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Total electricity generation from renewable sources in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018 (in Terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782174/renewable-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total Electricity Generation from Renewable Sources in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2018 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782174/renewable-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Total electricity generation from renewable sources in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018 (in Terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782174/renewable-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Total electricity generation from renewable sources in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2018 (in Terawatt hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/782174/renewable-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
