Energy Trends and Prices statistical release: 30 May 2019
The latest provisional monthly energy production, consumption and prices statistics produced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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Energy production and consumption statistics are provided in total and by fuel and provide an analysis of the latest 3 months data compared to the same period a year earlier. Energy price statistics cover domestic price indices, prices of road fuels and petroleum products and comparisons of international road fuel prices.
Energy production and consumption
Highlights for the 3 month period January to March 2019, compared to the same period a year earlier include:
- Primary energy consumption in the UK on a fuel input basis fell by 7.9%, on a temperature adjusted basis consumption fell by 4.0%. (table ET 1.2)
- Indigenous energy production rose by 0.9%, with oil, bioenergy, wind, solar and hydro output up, but falls in output from coal, gas and nuclear. (table ET 1.1)
- Electricity generation by Major Power Producers down 8.1%, with coal down 65% and gas down 1.7%. Renewables up 11%, boosted by strong growth from all technologies.* (table ET 5.4)
- Gas provided 46.2% of electricity generation by Major Power Producers, with renewables at 31.2%, nuclear at 17.9% and coal at 4.1%. In March 2019 renewables and wind were at record highs of 37.4% and 26.6% of electricity generation respectively.* (table ET 5.4)
- Low carbon share of electricity generation by Major Power Producers up 3.7 percentage points to 49.2%, whilst fossil fuel share of electricity generation stood at 50.5%.* (table ET 5.4)
*Major Power Producers (MPPs) data published monthly, all generating companies data published quarterly.
Energy prices
Highlights for May 2019 compared to April 2019:
- Petrol prices up 3.9 pence per litre on month, whilst diesel prices up 2.5 pence per litre, driven by higher crude oil prices. (table QEP 4.1.1)
Contacts
Lead statistician Warren Evans, Tel 0300 068 5059
Press enquiries: Tel 020 7215 1000
Data periods
Statistics on monthly production and consumption of coal, electricity, gas, oil and total energy include data for the UK for the period up to the end of March 2019.
Statistics on average temperatures, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall include data for the UK for the period up to the end of April 2019.
Statistics on energy prices include retail price data for the UK for April 2019, and petrol & diesel data for May 2019, with EU comparative data for April 2019.
Next release
The next release of provisional monthly energy statistics will take place on 27 June 2019.
Data tables
To access the data tables associated with this release please click on the relevant subject link(s) below. For further information please use the contact details provided.
Please note that the links below will always direct you to the latest data tables. If you are interested in historical data tables please contact BEIS (kevin.harris@beis.gov.uk)
| Subject and table number | Energy production and consumption, and weather data |
|---|---|
| Total Energy | Contact: Kevin Harris, Tel: 0300 068 5041 |
| ET 1.1 | Indigenous production of primary fuels |
| ET 1.2 | Inland energy consumption: primary fuel input basis |
| Coal | Contact: Coal statistics, Tel: 0300 068 5050 |
| ET 2.5 | Coal production and foreign trade |
| ET 2.6 | Coal consumption and coal stocks |
| Oil | Contact: Nick Jesson, Tel: 0300 068 5346 |
| ET 3.10 | Indigenous production, refinery receipts, imports and exports |
| ET 3.11 | Stocks of petroleum |
| ET 3.12 | Refinery throughput and output of petroleum products |
| ET 3.13 | Deliveries of petroleum products for inland consumption |
| Gas | Contact: Ben Lucking, Tel: 0207 215 5010 |
| ET 4.2 | Natural gas production and supply |
| ET 4.3 | Natural gas imports and exports |
| ET 4.4 | Natural gas imports |
| Electricity | Contact: Electricity statistics, Tel: 0207 215 5125 |
| ET 5.3 | Fuel used in electricity generation by major producers |
| ET 5.4 | Electricity production and availability from the public supply system |
| ET 5.5 | Availability and consumption of electricity |
| Weather | Contact: Susan Lomas, Tel: 0300 068 5047 |
| ET 7.1 | Average temperatures and deviations from the long term mean |
| ET 7.2 | Average wind speed and deviations from the long term mean |
| ET 7.3 | Average daily sun hours and deviations from the long term mean |
| ET 7.4 | Average monthly rainfall and deviations from the long term mean |
| Subject and table number | Energy prices data |
|---|---|
| Domestic energy price indices | Contact: Susan Lomas, Tel: 0300 068 5047 |
| QEP 2.1.3 | Retail prices index: fuels components monthly figures |
| Monthly and annual prices of road fuels and petroleum product | Contact: Susan Lomas, Tel: 0300 068 5047 |
| QEP 4.1.1 | Typical retail prices of petroleum products and a crude oil price index (monthly data) |
| International road fuel prices | Contact: Anwar Annut, Tel: 0300 068 5060 |
| QEP 5.1.1 | Premium unleaded petrol prices in the EU |
| QEP 5.2.1 | Diesel prices in the EU |
BEIS has also updated on 30 May 2019 the quarterly energy prices tables on electricity and gas prices for domestic and industrial consumers in the EU.
Contact: Anwar Annut, Tel: 0300 068 5060
QEP 5.4 Industrial electricity prices in the EU for small, medium, large and extra-large consumers
QEP 5.6 Domestic electricity prices in the EU for small, medium and large consumers
QEP 5.8 Industrial gas prices in the EU for small, medium and large consumers
QEP 5.10 Domestic gas prices in the EU for small, medium and large consumers