Electricity consumption continues downward trend
20-02-2012
Monthly figures compiled by TenneT, the Dutch electricity transmission operator, show that Dutch electricity consumption in January 2012 was lower than in the preceding month. Compared to last year, the development of electricity consumption now shows a downward trend over eight consecutive months.
Figures on electricity consumption
Around the twentieth of each month, TenneT publishes up-to-date figures on the consumption, production, import and export of electricity in the Netherlands on its website. By making this data available to the public, the Dutch electricity transmission operator aims to create more transparency regarding developments in the electricity market. The figures are presented in the form of three graphs. The first graph shows the electricity consumption in terawatt-hours (TWh) per month, The figures will be presented as rolling annual totals. This means that in each month, the total of the month concerned is presented together with the total consumption in the eleven preceding months. A graph showing the relative difference in consumption compared to the same month in the previous year has also been produced. A positive figure indicates that consumption has increased compared to the previous year, while a negative figure indicates that consumption has decreased. Consumption levels can be affected by the number of working days in a particular month and specific weather conditions.
Monthly electricity consumption figures (rolling annual total in gigawatt-hours (GWh))
- Consumption: 104,503.1
- Imports: 19,609.1
- Exports: 10,941
- Total: 95,835
- Difference compared to January of last year: 0.01%
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Waargenomen verbruik (pdf 412,28 Kb)
Waargenomen productie, import en export (pdf 419,18 Kb)
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