Coal provided the majority of fuel used to produce electricity in the UK until 1994

Fuel used in electricity generation, millions of tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe)

Coal

Oil

Nuclear

Natural gas

Other*

Wind, solar and hydro

April 2013

Carbon price

support introduced

100

75

50

25

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020

Other*

Coal

Oil

Nuclear

Wind, solar and hydro

Natural gas

April 2013

Carbon price

support introduced

100

75

50

25

0

1920

1940

1960

1980

2000

2020