The United Kingdom has 3096 power plants totalling 100,488 MW and 125,820 km of power lines mapped on OpenStreetMap.
| Source | Output | Count |
|---|---|---|
| gas | 37,619 MW | 162 |
| wind | 29,083 MW | 666 |
| solar | 9,095 MW | 1568 |
| nuclear | 6,172 MW | 4 |
| biomass | 5,779 MW | 110 |
| hydro | 4,505 MW | 177 |
| battery | 3,320 MW | 93 |
| coal | 2,021 MW | 1 |
| waste | 1,302 MW | 67 |
| biogas | 591 MW | 153 |
| flywheel | 400 MW | 1 |
| oil | 358 MW | 11 |
| diesel | 206 MW | 18 |
| unknown | 20.00 MW | 1 |
| tidal | 6.60 MW | 3 |
| liquid_air | 5.00 MW | 1 |
| methane | 2.90 MW | 1 |
| landfill_gas | 2.00 MW | 1 |
| [unspecified] | 54 | |
| biofuel | 1 | |
| geothermal | 1 | |
| waste_heat | 1 | |
| abandoned_mine_methane | 1 | |
| All | 100,488 MW | 3096 |
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 | 90 km | 0.1% |
| 10 kV – 24 kV | 19,268 km | 15.3% |
| 25 kV – 51 kV | 25,890 km | 20.6% |
| 52 kV – 131 kV | 4,014 km | 3.2% |
| 132 kV – 219 kV | 13,684 km | 10.9% |
| 220 kV – 329 kV | 4,951 km | 3.9% |
| 330 kV – 549 kV | 7,687 km | 6.1% |
| 550 kV – | 397 km | 0.3% |
| No voltage tagged | 49,839 km | 39.6% |
| Total | 125,820 km | 100.0% |
Updated 2023-03-17