The United Kingdom has 3771 power plants totalling 116,342 MW and 196,737 km of power lines mapped on OpenStreetMap.
| Source | Output | Count |
|---|---|---|
| gas | 37,261 MW | 184 |
| wind | 36,583 MW | 712 |
| solar | 12,993 MW | 1998 |
| battery | 9,769 MW | 191 |
| nuclear | 6,172 MW | 4 |
| biomass | 6,084 MW | 115 |
| hydro | 4,515 MW | 219 |
| waste | 1,511 MW | 70 |
| biogas | 584 MW | 166 |
| oil | 318 MW | 10 |
| diesel | 262 MW | 19 |
| [unspecified] | 259 MW | 65 |
| landfill_gas | 7.95 MW | 5 |
| tidal | 6.30 MW | 3 |
| liquid_air | 5.00 MW | 1 |
| Mine Gas | 4.00 MW | 1 |
| geothermal | 3.00 MW | 2 |
| methane | 2.90 MW | 1 |
| biofuel | 1 | |
| minewater | 1 | |
| abandoned_mine_methane | 1 | |
| waste_heat | 1 | |
| wastewater | 1 | |
| All | 116,342 MW | 3771 |
If multiple sources are listed for a power plant, only the first source is used in this breakdown.
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| Voltage | Length | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 0 V – 9 kV | 776 km | 0.4% |
| 10 kV – 24 kV | 58,606 km | 29.8% |
| 25 kV – 51 kV | 31,497 km | 16.0% |
| 52 kV – 131 kV | 6,518 km | 3.3% |
| 132 kV – 219 kV | 14,317 km | 7.3% |
| 220 kV – 329 kV | 6,371 km | 3.2% |
| 330 kV – 549 kV | 7,550 km | 3.8% |
| 550 kV – | 0 m | 0.0% |
| No voltage tagged | 71,103 km | 36.1% |
| Total | 196,737 km | 100.0% |
Stats updated 2026-10-13