Energy Trends and Prices statistical release: 28 March 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 November 2023 to January 2024, compared to the same period a year earlier include:
- Primary energy consumption in the UK on a fuel input basis fell by 0.2%, with higher energy and other prices a key factor in reduced consumption levels. On a temperature adjusted basis consumption rose by 0.5%. (table ET 1.2)
- Indigenous energy production fell by 8.5%, due to falls in all fuels except bioenergy & waste, wind and solar. (table ET 1.1)
- Electricity generation by Major Power Producers down 5.2% with coal down 11%, gas down 11%, nuclear down 21%, but renewables up 5.8% to a record high level due to record generation from wind.* (table ET 5.4)
- Renewables provided 48.9% of electricity generation by Major Power Producers, with gas at 35.3%, nuclear at 13.0% and coal at 2.0%.* (table ET 5.4)
- Low carbon share of electricity generation by Major Power Producers up 2.6 percentage points to 61.9%, whilst fossil fuel share down 2.6 percentage points to 37.5%.* (table ET 5.4)
*Major Power Producers (MPPs) data published monthly, all generating companies data published quarterly.
Energy prices
Highlights for March 2024 compared to February 2024:
Petrol up 3.2 pence per litre and diesel up 3.3 pence per litre. (table QEP 4.1.1)
Contacts
Lead statistician Warren Evans
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 January 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 February 2024.
Statistics on energy prices include retail price data for the UK for February 2024, and petrol & diesel data for March 2024, with EU comparative data for February 2024.
Next release
The next release of provisional monthly energy statistics will take place on Thursday 25 April 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 |