Solar includes both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic generation. Bioenergy includes generation from combustible renewables and may include waste generation (renewable and non-renewable). This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
Figures have been rounded.
The access date is used as the release date.
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Electricity production breakdown in the United Kingdom monthly 2023-2025, by source
In December 2025, gas was the largest fuel source, amounting to ** percent of the UK's power generation that month. Wind and nuclear followed as the second and third-largest fuel sources, respectively.
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