The plant load factor (PLF) of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the United Kingdom has fluctuated since 2010. In 2022, the PLF of combined cycle gas turbine stations reached 40.4 percent, an increase from the previous year. Load factors are the ratio of how much electricity was produced as a share of the total generating capacity.
Plant load factor (PLF) of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022
(percentage)
Characteristic
Plant load factor as a percentage
2022
40.4%
2021
39.2%
2020
34.8%
2019
41.5%
2018
41%
2017
45.5%
2016
49.8%
2015
32.1%
2014
30.5%
2013
28%
2012
30.3%
2011
47.8%
2010
61.6%
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According to the source, the data cover the 12 months ending March of the following year, e.g. 2014 data are for the year ending March 2015.
Plant Load Factor (PLF) is the ratio between the actual energy generated by the plant to the maximum possible energy that can be generated with the plant working at its rated power and for a duration of an entire year.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Plant load factor (PLF) of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (percentage) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548794/plant-load-factor-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Plant load factor (PLF) of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (percentage)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548794/plant-load-factor-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Plant load factor (PLF) of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (percentage). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/548794/plant-load-factor-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-stations-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Plant Load Factor (Plf) of Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk), from 2010 to 2022 (Percentage)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548794/plant-load-factor-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-stations-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Plant load factor (PLF) of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (percentage) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548794/plant-load-factor-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-stations-uk/ (last visited April 02, 2025)
Plant load factor (PLF) of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2010 to 2022 (percentage) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/548794/plant-load-factor-combined-cycle-gas-turbine-stations-uk/
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