The United Kingdom has 3350 power plants totalling 106,238 MW and 170,878 km of power lines mapped on OpenStreetMap.
| Source | Output | Count |
|---|---|---|
| gas | 38,300 MW | 169 |
| wind | 32,238 MW | 697 |
| solar | 10,545 MW | 1731 |
| nuclear | 6,172 MW | 4 |
| biomass | 6,080 MW | 112 |
| battery | 5,238 MW | 125 |
| hydro | 4,503 MW | 189 |
| waste | 1,511 MW | 70 |
| biogas | 605 MW | 157 |
| flywheel | 400 MW | 1 |
| oil | 318 MW | 9 |
| diesel | 276 MW | 19 |
| unknown | 20.00 MW | 1 |
| [unspecified] | 14.00 MW | 56 |
| tidal | 6.60 MW | 3 |
| liquid_air | 5.00 MW | 1 |
| methane | 2.90 MW | 1 |
| landfill_gas | 2.00 MW | 1 |
| abandoned_mine_methane | 1 | |
| waste_heat | 1 | |
| geothermal | 1 | |
| biofuel | 1 | |
| All | 106,238 MW | 3350 |
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 | 400 km | 0.2% |
| 10 kV – 24 kV | 40,032 km | 23.4% |
| 25 kV – 51 kV | 30,219 km | 17.7% |
| 52 kV – 131 kV | 6,516 km | 3.8% |
| 132 kV – 219 kV | 14,102 km | 8.3% |
| 220 kV – 329 kV | 5,738 km | 3.4% |
| 330 kV – 549 kV | 7,407 km | 4.3% |
| 550 kV – | 0 m | 0.0% |
| No voltage tagged | 66,465 km | 38.9% |
| Total | 170,878 km | 100.0% |
Stats updated 2025-08-24