Energy Trends: UK solid fuels and derived gases
Summary
Energy Trends UK solid fuels chapter. Coal consumption -56%, zero generation in 2025.
Why it matters
Coal era over.
Key facts
- •Coal consumption: -56%
Memo
UK coal production, trade, consumption and stocks (PDF) An overview of the trends in the UK’s coal sector identified for the previous quarter, focusing on: supply and consumption of coal, derived solid fuels and derived gases imports and exports of coal coal production by mine type coal stocks We publish this document on the last Thursday of each calendar quarter (March, June, September and December). Quarterly data - ET 2.1 to ET 2.4 Quarterly data focuses on supply, consumption and trade of coal and related products. Demand is provided by product type by broad sector. We publish these quarterly tables on the last Thursday of each calendar quarter (March, June, September and December). The data is a quarter in arrears. Monthly data - ET 2.5 and ET 2.6 Monthly data focuses on production, imports and exports, consumption and stocks of coal. We publish these monthly tables on the last Thursday of every month. The data is 2 months in arrears. Earlier data Previous editions of Energy Trends are available on the Energy Trends collection page. You can request previous editions of the tables by using the email below in Contact us. Contact us If you have questions about these statistics, please email: coalstatistics@energysecurity.gov.uk