Which source is used the most to generate electricity in the UK in 2009?
Try entering "electrical generation percentage by fuel types
2009" in google, there are a number of sites that may help you. Due
to the "dash for gas" in electrical generation (something like
14years ago) which I am still employed in, I would have said
natural gas is the most used fuel, but most gas fired power
stations built are small in output compared to the existing coal
fired stations ie DRAX which is something like 6 x 660MW steam
turbines driving generators, my gas fired power station is 360MW
(megga watts). So maybe coal is still the most used but I am not
sure, but those websites may help. PS Due to the emissions regs
some fossil fuel power stations (namely coal) will have to close
down in the future (they opted out of the expensive modification at
time and will be coming to the end of their opted out period and
will close, others have spent millions of pound in
de-sulphurisation of their emissions to atmosphere Happy
searching.