Electricity; production and means of production

Electricity; production and means of production

Sectors Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Installation types Periods Input Physical energy units Hard coal input (1,000 kg) Input Units of heat Hard coal input (TJ)
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 2022** 4,855,978 120,442
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022** 4,855,978 120,442
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022**
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Total central/decentral production Total CHP and Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Total of installations 2022** 1,754,972 43,456
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Internal combustion engines 2022**
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Steam turbines 2022** 1,754,972 43,456
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Combined cycle units 2022**
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Gas turbines 2022**
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Hydro power plant 2022**
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Wind turbine 2022**
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Solar cells 2022**
Total central/decentral production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Other installation types 2022**
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Total of installations 2022** 3,101,006 76,986
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022** 3,101,006 76,986
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022**
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Total central/decentral production Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 2022** 4,855,978 120,442
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022** 4,855,978 120,442
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Central electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Total of installations 2022** 1,754,972 43,456
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Internal combustion engines 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Steam turbines 2022** 1,754,972 43,456
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Combined cycle units 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Gas turbines 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Hydro power plant 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Wind turbine 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Solar cells 2022**
Central electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Other installation types 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Total of installations 2022** 3,101,006 76,986
Central electricity production Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022** 3,101,006 76,986
Central electricity production Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Central electricity production Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Decentral electricity production Total CHP and Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Total of installations 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Internal combustion engines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Steam turbines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Combined cycle units 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Gas turbines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Hydro power plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Wind turbine 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Solar cells 2022**
Decentral electricity production Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Other installation types 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Total of installations 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Decentral electricity production Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Total of installations 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Internal combustion engines 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Steam turbines 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Combined cycle units 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Gas turbines 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Nuclear energy plant 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Hydro power plant 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Wind turbine 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Solar cells 2022**
Agriculture and horticulture Total CHP and Eonly installations Other installation types 2022**
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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This table shows the production of electricity, the input of fuels, and the use of installations, in the Netherlands. Electricity is obtained by the transformation of fuels such as natural gas, hard coal and fuel oil; solar and wind energy; and the use of hydro power. The figures are on the production of electricity, the heat released, fuel input, renewable energy commodities and installed capacity, broken down by Combined Heat and Power (CHP) installations and Electricity only (Eonly) installations. Finally, a distinction is made between central and decentral production of electricity and heat, where decentral production is broken down by sector.

Data available:
From 1998 onwards.

Status of the figures:
Figures 1998-2021 are definite. The 2022 figures are revised provisional.

Changes as of the November 2023:
The figures for the years 2015-2020 have been revised. Figures for 2021 and 2022 have been updated.
The revisions relate to the introduction of an improved analysis method in 2022, which has been carried back to previous years. Furthermore, data from a limited number of companies have been revised based on new insights. The adjustments are generally small; the adjustment in the total production and use of the various energy carriers is less than 1 percent in all years.


When will new figures be published?
In November 2024 definite figures 2022 and revised provisional figures 2023 will be published.


Description topics

Input
The amount of fuel input used for the production of electricity and/or heat.
Physical energy units
Cubic metres, litres, kilograms, kilowatt hours for measuring quantities of energy.
Hard coal input
Input of hard coal used for the production of electricity and/or heat.

Hard coal is a fossil fuel existing of carbonized rests of vegetal origin.

40,000 kg hard coal is about 1 TJ.
Units of heat
For comparabiity and addability of energy commodities, the physical quantities of energy commodities can be converted into the heat or energetic unit Joule.

The following relations exists between physical units and units of heat:

1 million m3 of natural gas equals about 31.65 terajoule (TJ = 1 000 miljard Joule).
1 million kg of fuel oil equals about 42 TJ.
1 million kg of hard coal equals about 25 TJ.
1 million kilowatt hour of electricity (1 Watt equals 1 Joule per second) equals 3.6 TJ.
Hard coal input
InInput of hard coal used for the production of electricity and/or heat.

Hard coal is a fossil fuel existing of carbonized rests of vegetal origin.

40,000 kg hard coal is about 1 TJ.

The unit TeraJoule (TJ) is used. This equals 1,000,000,000,000 joules (10 to the power of 12).