Energy Trends and Prices statistical release: 26 August 2021
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 April 2021 to June 2021, compared to the same period a year earlier include:
- primary energy consumption in the UK on a fuel input basis rose by 22%, with petroleum consumption increasing month on month since February 2021 as lockdown restrictions have been lifted. On a temperature adjusted basis consumption rose by 12%. (table ET 1.2) and (table ET 3.13)
- indigenous energy production fell by 28% to a record 21st century quarterly low level, due to maintenance activities and less favourable weather conditions for renewable technologies. (table ET 1.1)
- electricity generation by Major Power Producers up 12%, with coal up significantly from a low 2020 baseline, nuclear down 3.9% due to outages and renewables down 8.9% due to less favourable weather conditions, but gas up 41% to meet shortfall.* (table ET 5.4)
- gas provided 48.5% of electricity generation by Major Power Producers, with renewables at 31.1%, nuclear at 18.3% and coal at 1.2%.* (table ET 5.4)
- low carbon share of electricity generation by Major Power Producers down 10.4 percentage points to 49.4%, whilst fossil fuel share of electricity generation stood at 49.9%.* (table ET 5.4)
*Major Power Producers (MPPs) data published monthly, all generating companies data published quarterly.
Energy prices
Highlights for August 2021 compared to July 2021:
- petrol and diesel prices rose by 1.8 and 1.6 pence per litre respectively. (table QEP 4.1.1)
Contacts
Warren Evans, Lead Statistician.
Email: warren.evans@beis.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 068 5059
For press enquiries, email newsdesk@beis.gov.uk or telephone 020 7215 1000.
Data periods and coverage
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 June 2021.
Statistics on average temperatures, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall include data for the UK for the period up to the end of July 2021.
Statistics on energy prices include retail price data for the UK for July 2021, and petrol & diesel data for August 2021, with EU comparative data for July 2021.
Next release
The next release of provisional monthly energy statistics will take place on Thursday 30 September 2021.
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: Energy statistics, 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: Oil statistics, Tel: 0300 068 5101 |
| 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: Gas statistics, Tel: 0207 215 2942 |
| 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 2995 |
| 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, Tel: 0300 068 5041 |
| 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: Energy Prices statistics, Tel: 0300 068 6688 |
| 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, Tel: 0207 215 5073 |
| 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, Tel: 0207 215 5073 |
| QEP 5.1.1 | Premium unleaded petrol prices in the EU |
| QEP 5.2.1 | Diesel prices in the EU |