This statistic shows the net amount of electricity imported in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018, in terawatt hours. In 1980, there were no net imports of electricity in the United Kingdom. The net electricity imports increased significantly over the recent years and peaked in 2015, with 21.11 terawatt hours. In 2018, the net electricity imports totaled 19.11 terawatt hours.
Net amount of electricity imported in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours)
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Energy imports in the UKGOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 25, 2019). Net amount of electricity imported in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550562/electricity-net-imports-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Net amount of electricity imported in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550562/electricity-net-imports-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Net amount of electricity imported in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550562/electricity-net-imports-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Net Amount of Electricity Imported in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2018 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550562/electricity-net-imports-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Net amount of electricity imported in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550562/electricity-net-imports-uk/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Net amount of electricity imported in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2018 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/550562/electricity-net-imports-uk/