Energy trends and prices statistical release: 29 May 2014
29 May 2014 04:16 PM
The latest provisional
monthly energy statistics produced by the Department of Energy and Climate
Change were released on 29 May 2014 according to the arrangements approved by
the UK Statistics Authority.
Highlights for the 3 month
period January 2014 to March 2014, compared to the same period a year earlier
include:
- Primary energy consumption in
the UK fell by 10.7%, on a temperature adjusted basis it fell by 1.8%. (table ET
1.2)
- Indigenous energy production
fell by 0.6% (table ET 1.1)
with coal production down 28%, coal production in January 2014 was at a record
low level. (table ET 2.5)
- Crude oil & NGL production
up 3.8% (table ET
3.10) but gas production down 0.2%. (table ET
4.2)
- Coal provided 41.6% of
electricity generation by Major Power Producers, with gas’s share at
23.2% and nuclear at 19.2%.* (table ET
5.4)
- Wind and hydro generation by
Major Power Producers up 55% (table ET 1.1),
with offshore wind up 30%, onshore wind up 58% and hydro output doubled.* (table ET
5.4)
- Bioenergy generation up 11.1%
due to the partial conversion to biomass of Drax. (table ET
5.4)
- Low carbon share of electricity
generation by Major Power Producers up 6 percentage points to 35.3%.* (table ET
5.4)
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 2014.
Statistics on average
temperatures, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall include data for the UK for
the period up to the end of April 2014.
Statistics on energy prices
include retail price data for the UK for April 2014, and petrol & diesel
data for May 2014, with EU comparative data for April 2014.
The latest release updates the
statistics previously released on 24 April 2014.
The next release of provisional
monthly energy statistics will take place on 26 June 2014.
The next release of provisional
quarterly energy statistics for Q1 2014 (January to March), will take place on
26 June 2014.
*Major Power Producers (MPPs)
data published monthly, all generating companies data published
quarterly.
To access the latest data
release click on the relevant subject link(s) below.
| Subject and table
number |
Title |
| Total Energy |
|
| ET
1.1 |
Indigenous production of primary
fuels |
| ET
1.2 |
Inland energy consumption:
primary fuel input basis |
| Coal |
|
| ET
2.5 |
Coal production and foreign
trade |
| ET
2.6 |
Coal consumption and coal
stocks |
| Oil |
|
| 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 |
|
| ET
4.2 |
Natural gas production and
supply |
| ET
4.3 |
Natural gas imports and
exports |
| ET
4.4 |
Natural gas
imports |
| Electricity |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
| Domestic energy price
indices |
|
| QEP
2.1.1 |
Retail prices index: fuel
components |
| QEP
2.1.2 |
Retail prices index: fuel
components, relative to GDP deflator |
| QEP
2.1.3 |
Retail prices index: fuels
components monthly figures |
| Monthly
and annual prices of road fuels and petroleum product |
|
| QEP
4.1.1 |
Typical retail prices of
petroleum products and a crude oil price index (monthly data) |
| QEP
4.1.2 |
Typical retail prices of
petroleum products and a crude oil price index (annual data) |
| International road fuel prices |
|
| QEP
5.1.1 |
Premium unleaded petrol prices
in the EU |
| QEP
5.2.1 |
Diesel prices in the
EU |
Please note that the links above
will always direct you to the latest data release. If you are interested in
historical data please contact DECC(Kevin.Harris@decc.gsi.gov.uk)