The latest provisional monthly energy statistics produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) were released today (June 26) according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Provisional quarterly energy statistics for Q1 2014 (January to March), have also been released today in the statistical publications Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices.
Highlights for the 3 month period February 2014 to April 2014, compared to the same period a year earlier include:
Statistics on monthly production and consumption of coal, electricity, gas, oil and total energy include data for the UK for the period up to the end of April 2014. Statistics on average temperatures, wind speeds, sun hours and rainfall include data for the UK for the period up to the end of May 2014.
Statistics on energy prices include retail price data for the UK for May 2014, and petrol & diesel data for June 2014, with EU comparative data for May 2014.