In 2022, electricity exports from the United Kingdom amounted to 20.79 terawatt-hours, the largest figure reported in the 21st century. Despite the growth in electricity exports in recent decades, the UK remains a net electricity importer.
Electricity exports from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt-hours)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (September 28, 2023). Electricity exports from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323379/electricity-export-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Electricity exports from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323379/electricity-export-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2023). Electricity exports from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323379/electricity-export-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Electricity Exports from The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2023 (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323379/electricity-export-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Electricity exports from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323379/electricity-export-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Electricity exports from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2023 (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323379/electricity-export-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/