Plant load factor of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 5, 2024

The plant load factor (PLF) of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom has fluctuated since 2010. In 2022, the plant load factor of coal fired stations decreased by over 14 percent from the previous year, reaching 10.8 percent. Load factors are the ratio of how much electricity was produced as a share of the total generating capacity.

Plant load factor (PLF) of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 (in percentage)

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Release date

July 2023

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the data cover the 12 months ending March of the following year, e.g. 2014 data are for the year ending March 2015.

Plant Load Factor (PLF) is the ratio between the actual energy generated by the plant to the maximum possible energy that can be generated with the plant working at its rated power and for a duration of an entire year.


This statistic is using original data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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