In 2022, the plant load factor (PLF) of all power stations in the United Kingdom amounted to 43 percent, up from 41.3 percent a year earlier. Load factors are the ratio of how much electricity was produced as a share of the total generating capacity. In the past decade, the PLF of all power stations in the UK oscillated between a maximum of 46 percent in 2010 and a low of 39.4 percent in 2017.
Plant load factor (PLF) of all power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Plant load factor (PLF) of all power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/548885/plant-load-factor-power-stations-uk/
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GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Plant Load Factor (Plf) of All Power Stations in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/548885/plant-load-factor-power-stations-uk/
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Plant load factor (PLF) of all power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/548885/plant-load-factor-power-stations-uk/