Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.
Hydropower consumption in the United Kingdom amounted to roughly ** petajoules in 2022, down from some ** petajoules in 2020. Since the beginning of the century, the UK's hydropower consumption has remained relatively stable, oscillating between ** and ** petajoules.
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