Major power producers (MPPs) accounted for more than 82.2 percent of indigenous electricity production in the UK in 2022, with approximately 267.3 terawatt-hours produced. Meanwhile, electricity production from auto producers amounted to some 56 terawatt-hours that year, up from 54.3 terawatt-hours in 2021.
Indigenous electricity production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023, by source type (in gigawatt-hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (September 28, 2023). Indigenous electricity production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023, by source type (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323337/other-sources-of-indigenous-electricity-production-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Indigenous electricity production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023, by source type (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323337/other-sources-of-indigenous-electricity-production-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2023). Indigenous electricity production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023, by source type (in gigawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323337/other-sources-of-indigenous-electricity-production-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Indigenous Electricity Production in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2023, by Source Type (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323337/other-sources-of-indigenous-electricity-production-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Indigenous electricity production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023, by source type (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323337/other-sources-of-indigenous-electricity-production-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Indigenous electricity production in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023, by source type (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323337/other-sources-of-indigenous-electricity-production-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/