The Lord Bishop of Chester asked Her Majesty’s Government what amount and proportion of the United Kingdom’s electricity requirement in 2013 was met by inputs through interconnectors with other countries; and how much electricity the United Kingdom exported during 2013.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma) (Con): The table below shows UK imports and exports of electricity, in GWh, January 2013 to September 2013. Data for 2013 as a whole will be available on 28th March 2014.
| Imports and Exports in the UK for January-September 2013 in GWh | |
| Imports | 13,084 |
| Exports | 2,065 |
| Net Imports | 11,019 |
| -as % of electricity supply | 4.00% |
| Electricity Supplied | 275,523 |
Source: Energy Trends table 5.2 available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electricity-section-5-energy-trends
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