Hydropower load factor in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2022

In the United Kingdom, small-scale hydropower recorded higher load factors compared to large-scale hydropower, at 38.4 and 32.8 percent, respectively in 2022. In the period of consideration, figures fluctuated, peaking in 2020, when small scale hydro had a load factor of 43.1 percent. As of 2021, the UK had 1,576 hydropower plants generating electricity.

在英国，2022年小型水力发电的负荷系数高于大型水力发电，分别达到38.4%和32.8%。在考虑的期间内，数据有所波动，于2020年达到峰值，当时小型水力发电的负荷系数为43.1%。截至2021年，英国共有1576座水力发电厂进行电力生产。