HC Deb 05 May 1975 vol 891 c295W
Mr.Woof

asked the Secretary of State for energy (1) how many tons of coal were used in generation of electricity in the United Kingdom for the years 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively;

(2)what quantity of oil was used in the generation of electricity in the United Kingdom in the years 1972, 1973 and 1974, respectively.

Mr. Eadie

This information, expressed on a coal equivalent basis, is given in

1972 1973 1974(Provisional)
Domestic
Coal(million tons) 14.3 14.3 13.4
Oil (million tons) 3.4 3.7 3.3
Natural gas (million therms) 2,292 3,225 4,333
Town gas (million therms) 2,217 1,590 1,047
Electricity (TWh) 86.9 91.3 92.3
Industrial (Iron and Steel and other industries)
Coal(million tons) 11.5 11.9 10.9
Oil (million tons) 26.8 26.7 24.0
Natural gas (million therms) 3,230 4,284 4,909
Town gas (million therms) 458 313 178
Electricity (TWh) 73.2 79.9 75.8