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The latest provisional monthly energy statistics produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change were released on 27 November 2014 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Highlights for the 3 month period July 2014 to September 2014, compared to the same period a year earlier include:

• Primary energy consumption in the UK fell by 5.7%, on a temperature adjusted basis it fell by 5.9%. (table ET 1.2)
• Indigenous energy production fell by 5.5% (table ET 1.1), with oil output down by 12.4% due to maintenance activities. (table ET 3.10)
• Nuclear output down 16.2% due to outages (table ET 5.4), whilst gas production up 3.5% due to low output in August 2013. (table ET 4.1)
• LNG imports doubled, accounting for 46% of total gas imports.(table ET 4.3)
• Lower coal generation due to the closure of plants, gas share now higher than coal, a reverse of the picture seen over the past two years; gas provided 40.8% of electricity generation by Major Power Producers, with coal’s share at 23.7% and nuclear at 22.6%.* (table ET 5.4)
• Wind generation by Major Power Producers up 9.6%, due to increased capacity, whilst overall renewables up 26% with growth in biomass.* (table ET 5.4)
• Low carbon share of electricity generation by Major Power Producers up 0.3 percentage points to 35.5%, despite fall in nuclear generation.* (table ET 5.4)
• Petrol and diesel prices continued fall seen since July, reflecting lower crude oil price. (table QEP 4.1.1)

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 September 2014.

Statistics on average temperatures, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall include data for the UK for the period up to the end of October 2014.

Statistics on energy prices include retail price data for the UK for October 2014, and petrol & diesel data for November 2014, with EU comparative data for October 2014.

The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 30 October 2014.

The next release of provisional monthly energy statistics will take place on 18 December 2014.

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

To access the latest data tables please click on the relevant subject link(s) below.

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 DECC(kevin.harris@decc.gsi.gov.uk)