HC Deb 15 July 2003 vol 409 c159W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the UK's generation mix for electricity(a) is and (b) was in (i) 1973, (ii) 1980, and (iii) 1990, (iv) 2000. [125583]

Mr. Timms

The percentage of gross electricity supplied by fuel is set out in the following table.

1973 1980 1990 2000 2002
Coal 67 74 69 32 32
Oil 21 11 7 1 1
Gas — 1 1 40 40
Nuclear 10 12 20 22 22
Renewables1 2 2 3 3 3
Other2 — — — 2 2
Total 100 100 100 100 100
1 Includes hydro natural flow.
2 Includes coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, waste products from chemical processes and generation by hydro pumped storage.

Sources:

Digest of UK Energy Statistics, UK Energy in Brief