Renewable electricty Generation

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Source: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Unit of Measurement: MWh

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Bristol statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Bristol statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Bristol-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Renewable electricty Generation

Indicator description

Renewable electricty Generation

Geographical coverage
Unit of measurement

MWh

Definitions

A megawatt hour (Mwh) is equal to 1,000 Kilowatt hours (Kwh). It is equal to 1,000 kilowatts of electricity used continuously for one hour. It is about equivalent to the amount of electricity used by about 330 homes during one hour.

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption

Target name

By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix

UN designated tier

1

UN custodian agency

International Energy Agency (IEA) United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) United Nations’ inter-agency mechanism on energy (UN Energy) and the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework Consortium

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Organisation

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Periodicity

Annual

Earliest available data

2014

Geographical coverage

Bristol

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Release date Sep 24, 2020
Next release

30/09/2021

Statistical classification

National Statistics

Contact details

renewablesstatistics@beis.gov.uk

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