Natural gas used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom amounted to roughly 17.5 million tons of oil equivalent in 2023, down from some 22 million tons of oil equivalent in the previous year. Annual natural gas use for electricity generation in the country has seen a mostly downward trend in the past decade. In 2020, renewables surpassed natural gas for the first time as the
Natural gas used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in million tons of oil equivalent)
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GOV.UK. (March 28, 2024). Natural gas used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in million tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292611/gas-used-in-electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Natural gas used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in million tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292611/gas-used-in-electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2024). Natural gas used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in million tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292611/gas-used-in-electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Natural Gas Used in The Generation of Electricity in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2023 (in Million Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292611/gas-used-in-electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Natural gas used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in million tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292611/gas-used-in-electricity-generation-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Natural gas used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in million tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292611/gas-used-in-electricity-generation-united-kingdom/