Electricity consumption went up in 2010
The wind power percentage of electricity supply increased by 2.6 percentage points in 2010
In 2010 Danish domestic electricity supply increased by 2.4% compared with 2009. This trend was affected by cold weather in 2010. The increase was greatest west of the Great Belt (ie, on Funen and in Jutland), where domestic electricity supply increased by 2.7% compared with 2009, whereas in eastern Denmark it increased by 2.1%. Apart from net losses, domestic electricity supply corresponds to the electricity consumption.
In 2010, wind power production accounted for 21.9% of domestic electricity supply, compared with 19.3% in 2009.
Electricity supply in Denmark in 2009 and 2010
Unit: GWh
Percentage change
Gross production
36,204
38,568
6.5
Own consumption of electricity
1,754
1,805
2.9
Net production
34,451
36,763
6.7
Of which wind power
6,721
7,809
16.2
Imports
11,208
10,599
-5.4
Exports
10,875
11,734
7.9
Net exports
-333
1,135
-
Domestic electricity supply
34,784
35,628
2.4
More detailed information:
The Danish Energy Agency publishes monthly information about electricity supply on its website. The source of these statistics is Energinet.dk, which provides information about electricity supply in eastern and western Denmark. The monthly electricity supply statistics contain the following information:
- Electricity production by place of production
- Imports and exports of electricity by country
- Domestic electricity supply (electricity consumption and net losses)
The associated spreadsheet contains information for the period January to December 2010, for western and eastern Denmark and for the country as a whole.
Ali A. Zarnaghi
Fuldmægtig
Center for Klima og Energiøkonomi
Tlf.: 33 92 68 40
aaz@ens.dk