Energy Trends and Prices statistical release: 29 March 2018
The latest provisional monthly energy production, consumption and prices statistics produced by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy were released on 29 March 2018.
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Details
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 November 2017 to January 2018, compared to the same period a year earlier include:
- Primary energy consumption in the UK on a fuel input basis fell by 0.5%, on a temperature adjusted basis consumption also fell by 0.5%. (table ET 1.2)
- Indigenous energy production fell by 3.0%, driven by the closure of the Forties Pipeline System for repair in December 2017. (table ET 1.1)
- Electricity generation by Major Power Producers down 4.2%, with coal down 22% and gas down 10.0%.* (table ET 5.4)
- Gas provided 44.7% of electricity generation by Major Power Producers, with renewables at 25.7%, nuclear at 18.7% and coal at 10.8%.* (table ET 5.4)
- Low carbon share of electricity generation by Major Power Producers up 5.4 percentage points to 44.4%, due to increased renewables generation, with offshore and onshore wind generation at record high levels in January 2018. * (table ET 5.4)
*Major Power Producers (MPPs) data published monthly, all generating companies data published quarterly.
Energy prices
Highlights for March 2018 compared to February 2018:
- Petrol prices down 2.3 pence per litre on month, whilst diesel prices down 1.7 pence per litre. (table QEP 4.1.1)
Contacts
Lead statistician Warren Evans, Tel 0300 068 5059
Press enquiries: Tel 020 7215 6140 / 020 7215 8931
Data periods
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 January 2018.
Statistics on average temperatures, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall include data for the UK for the period up to the end of February 2018.
Statistics on energy prices include retail price data for the UK for February 2018, and petrol & diesel data for March 2018, with EU comparative data for February 2018.
Next release
The next release of provisional monthly energy statistics will take place on 26 April 2018.
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: Kevin Harris, 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: Nick Jesson, Tel: 0300 068 5346 |
| 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: Ben Lucking, Tel: 0207 215 5010 |
| 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: 0300 068 5046 |
| 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: Susan Lomas, Tel: 0300 068 5047 |
| 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: Susan Lomas, Tel: 0300 068 5047 |
| QEP 2.1.3 | Retail prices index: fuels components monthly figures |
| Monthly and annual prices of road fuels and petroleum product | Contact: Susan Lomas, Tel: 0300 068 5047 |
| QEP 4.1.1 | Typical retail prices of petroleum products and a crude oil price index (monthly data) |
| International road fuel prices | Contact: Novica Petrovic, Tel: 0300 068 5057 |
| QEP 5.1.1 | Premium unleaded petrol prices in the EU |
| QEP 5.2.1 | Diesel prices in the EU |