CENTER FOR DECARBONIZATION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICITY GRIDS
The Center for Decarbonization of National Electricity Grid Assists the United Kingdom in Planning for and Executing the Decarbonization of Their Electricity Grid
MAY 1, 2025
DECARBONIZATION STATS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM
ELECTRICITY DATA
ENGLAND
PLANT TYPE ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATED ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTED
(TWH) (TWH) (TWH)
1. NATURAL GAS 107.75 39.72 39.05
2. WIND 53.7 12.77 12.55
3. NUCLEAR 26.15 7.33 7.20
4. BIOMASS 25.04 10.91 10.72
5. BATTERY 2.44 0 0
8. FLYWHEEL 2.14 0 0
9. OIL 2.18 0 0
IRELAND
PLANT TYPE ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATED ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTED
(TWH) (TWH) (TWH)
1. WIND 22.58 0.19 0.19
NORTHERN IRELAND
PLANT TYPE ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATED ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTED
(TWH) (TWH) (TWH)
1. NATURAL GAS 7.92 2.85 2.80
SCOTLAND
PLANT TYPE ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATED ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTED
(TWH) (TWH) (TWH)
1. NATURAL GAS 3.72 3.97 3.90
2. WIND 12.91 10.41 10.23
3. NUCLEAR 4.35 4.12 4.05
4. HYDRO 1.60 0.30 0.29
WALES
PLANT TYPE ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATED ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTED
(TWH) (TWH) (TWH)
1. NATURAL GAS 8.79 9.33 9.17
2. WIND 0.37 0.28 0.28
3. HYDRO 1.60 0.64 0.63
4. BATTERY 0.16 0 0
5. WASTE 0.16 0 0
DECARBONIZATION STRATEGY
ENGLAND
IRELAND
NORTHERN IRELAND
SCOTLAND
WALES
ACCUMULATED DECARBONIZATION STRATEGY
DECARBONIZATION ACHIEVED BY STRATEGY
(kg CO2e)
ENGLAND 10484573653.44
IRELAND 0
NORTHERN IRELAND 590040167.04
SCOTLAND 821428467.8399999
WALES 1932092311.68
ACCUMULATED DECARBONIZATION STRATEGY
IMPORT AND EXPORT
IMPORT (MWH) IMPORT (£) EXPORT (MWH) EXPORT (£)
ENGLAND 3,910 94.95 2,478 94.95
IRELAND 0 94.95 514 94.95
NORTHEN IRELAND 0 94.95 452 94.95
SCOTLAND 0 94.95 0 94.95
WALES 0 94.95 0 94.95
ACCUMULATED IMPORT AND EXPORT DATA
ELECTRICITY FORECAST
ENGLAND
Plant Type Generated Electricity (MWH) Forecasted Electricity (MWH)
NATURAL GAS 39,724,992.0 107,770,429.03
WIND 12,772,080.0 53,703,920.4
NUCLEAR 7,326,720.0 26,154,775.22
BIOMASS 1,090,000 25,044,637.57
IRELAND
Plant Type Generated Electricity (MWH) Forecasted Electricity (MWH)
WIND 189,216.0 2,257,530.4
NORTHERN IRELAND
Plant Type Generated Electricity (MWH) Forecasted Electricity (MWH)
NATURAL GAS 2,848,472.0 7,918,980.81
SCOTLAND
Plant Type Generated Electricity (MWH) Forecasted Electricity (MWH)
NATURAL GAS 2,966,912.0 3,901,906.18
WIND 10,406,880.0 12,912,511.15
NUCLEAR 4,121,280.0 4,348,261.97
HYDRO 295,776.0 1,599,031.6
WALES
Plant Type Generated Electricity (MWH) Forecasted Electricity (MWH)
NATURAL GAS 9,330,624.0 9,177,516.59
WIND 283,824.0 368,738.86
HYDRO 640,224.0 3,596,176.72
ACCUMULATED ELECTRICITY FORECAST
DECARBONIZATION AGENDA FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM
DECARBONIZATION REPORTS
PROJECTED DECARBONIZATION DATE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM
2030
DECARBONIZATION SPONSORS
THE CENTER IS RUN BY ENGINEER JOSEPH OLAWUYI
DAILY PRELIMINARY DATA IS GOTTEN FROM
https://grid.iamkate.com/
https://www.energydashboard.co.uk/live