Northern Ireland recorded the highest hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom in 2023, at 40.4 percent. By comparison, the load factor of hydropower was lower in Wales, at 27.1 percent. As of 2023, the UK had 1,576 hydropower plants generating electricity.
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