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Energy Trends and Prices statistical release: 25 April 2024

The latest provisional monthly energy production, trade, consumption and prices statistics produced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

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Energy production, trade 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, trade and consumption

Highlights for the 3 month period December 2023 to February 2024, compared to the same period a year earlier include:

  • Primary energy consumption in the UK on a fuel input basis fell by 1.6%, with warmer temperatures rather than prices likely the key factor in reduced consumption levels. On a temperature adjusted basis consumption rose by 0.2%. (table ET 1.2)
  • Indigenous energy production fell by 6.9%, due to falls in all fuels except bioenergy & waste, wind and hydro. (table ET 1.1)
  • Electricity generation by Major Power Producers down 1.9% with coal down 40%, gas down 10%, nuclear down 16%, but renewables up 12% to a record high volume and share level due to record generation from wind.* (table ET 5.4)
  • Renewables provided a record high share of 50.8% of electricity generation by Major Power Producers, the first time that its share has exceeded 50%, with gas at 34.1%, nuclear at 12.9% and coal at 1.5%.* (table ET 5.4)
  • Low carbon share of electricity generation by Major Power Producers up 4.2 percentage points to 63.6%, whilst fossil fuel share down 4.2 percentage points to 35.8%.* (table ET 5.4)

*Major Power Producers (MPPs) data published monthly, all generating companies data published quarterly.

Energy prices

Highlights for April 2024 compared to March 2024:

Petrol up 4.2 pence per litre and diesel up 4.0 pence per litre. (table QEP 4.1.1)

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Lead statistician Warren Evans

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Data periods and coverage

Statistics on monthly production, trade and consumption of coal, electricity, gas, oil and total energy include data for the UK for the period up to the end of February 2024.

Statistics on average temperatures, heating degree days, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall include data for the UK for the period up to the end of March 2024.

Statistics on energy prices include retail price data for the UK for March 2024, and petrol & diesel data for April 2024, with EU comparative data for March 2024.

Next release

The next release of provisional monthly energy statistics will take place on Thursday 30 May 2024.

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 DESNZ

Subject and table number Energy production, trade, consumption, and weather data
Total Energy Contact: Energy statistics
ET 1.1 Indigenous production of primary fuels
ET 1.2 Inland energy consumption: primary fuel input basis
Coal Contact: Coal statistics
ET 2.5 Coal production and foreign trade
ET 2.6 Coal consumption and coal stocks
Oil Contact: Oil statistics
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
ET 3.14 Imports of primary oil and petroleum products by country of origin
ET 3.15 Exports of primary oil and petroleum products by country of destination
Gas Contact: Gas statistics
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
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: Energy statistics
ET 7.1 Average temperatures and heating degree days 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: Energy Prices statistics
QEP 2.1.3 Retail prices index: fuels components monthly figures
Monthly and annual prices of road fuels and petroleum product Contact: Energy Prices statistics
QEP 4.1.1 Typical retail prices of petroleum products and a crude oil price index (monthly data)
International road fuel prices Contact: Energy Prices statistics
QEP 5.1.1 Premium unleaded petrol prices in the EU
QEP 5.2.1 Diesel prices in the EU

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Published 25 April 2024

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