Load factor of electricity from waste energy in the UK 2010-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 22, 2025

The load factor for electricity generation from waste energy in the United Kingdom has fluctuated slightly since 2010. In 2023, the load factor of energy from waste increased slightly from the previous year to reach 37.5 percent. Load factors are the ratio of how much electricity was produced as a share of the total generating capacity.

Load factor of electricity from waste energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2023 (in percentage)

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Release date

July 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Load factor is based on average beginning and end of year capacity.

Load factor is defined as the average load divided by the peak load in a specific time period.

The source notes that the calculation is based on biodegradable waste generation but all waste capacity, which reduces the load factor.
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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