Energy Trends Section

Energy trends section Electricity - United Kingdom 2012 to June 2013 Electricity Generated By Fuel Type In 2013 Q1, total electricity generated rose 0.7 %from 100.1 TWh in 2012 Q1 to 100.8 TWh. 120 100 In 2013 Q1, coal fired generation fell by 1.2 % from 42.1 TWh to 41.6 TWh. 60 In 2013 Q1, gas fired generation fell 2.0 % from 27.1 TWh to 26.5 TWh, its lowest first quarter level for at least fifteen years. In 2013 Q1, nuclear generation rose 6.3 per cent from 17.2 TWh to 18.3 TWh, due to increased availability after outages in the same quarter last year. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2010 2011 2012 2013 Renewables 1Oil & Others IGas Coal Nuclear Shares of Electricity Generation Q1 2012 to Q1 2013. Other 1.4% Other 1.4% Renewables 11.3% Renewables 12.3% Coal 42.0% Coal 41.2% Gas 27,0% Gas 26.3% Oil 1.1% Oil 0.6% Nuclear 18.1% Nuclear 17.2% UK Trade in Electricity I Export Imports Net Import In 2013 Q1, compared with the same period in 2012,imports of electricity rose by 5.8 %, whilst exports fell by 80.5 %. Net imports of electricity rose by 57.2 % from 2.0 in 2012 Q1 to 3.1 TWh in 2013, due mainly to increased imports from the Netherlands via the interconnector which came into full operation in April 2011. -1 -2 Net imports represented 3.2 % of electricity supplied in 2013 -3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2010 2011 2012 2013 In 2013 Q1, the UK was a net importer from France e the Netherlands (whom the UK started trading with in February 2011) with net imports of 1.5 TWh and 1.6 TWh respectively. The UK was also a net importer from Ireland with net imports of 20 GWh, after three quarters of being a net exporter. Electricity Final Consumption Final consumption of electricity rose by 2.6 % in 2013 Q1, from 86.0 TWh in 2012 Q1, to 88.2. 40 Domestic use rose by 2.3 %, from 33.4 TWh to 34.2 TWh, the highest level for the first quarter for three years. 35 30 Industrial use of electricity rose 3.8 per cent, from 24.7 TWh to 25.6 TWh, while consumption by commercial e other users rose by 1.9 %, from 27.9 TWh to 28.4 TWh. 25 20 In 2013 Q1, temperatures were on average 2.7 degrees lower than in 2012 Q1, and the lowest for Qtr1 for at least 13 years. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2010 2011 2012 2013 - Commercial & other Domestic Business Electricityu Source - Department of Energy & Climate Change Get Solutions Generation (YWh)