# United Kingdom Energy Profile — Complete Reference

**URL:** https://thecodex.expert/energy/countries/uk/
**Session:** 35 | **Date:** 2026-07-09

## Summary

UK North Sea oil/gas peaked at ~4.4M boed (~2000), declined to ~1M boed (2024), projected ~660,000 boed by 2029; UK now imports over half its gas. Windfall tax (Energy Profits Levy) raised to 38% Oct 2024, headline sector tax rate 78%, extended to March 2030. Last coal power station closed Sept 2024; 2025 was first full coal-free year. 2025 electricity records: wind 87 TWh (+5%), solar 19 TWh (+31%), biomass 41 TWh (+2%), renewables 47% of total (152 TWh) vs gas 28%, nuclear 11%, imports 10%. UK holds ~20%+ of global offshore wind capacity, expanding sixfold over 15 years. Drax Power Station (coal-to-biomass conversion) is UK's largest renewable generator, pursuing BECCS (target: carbon-negative by 2030, up to 8MT CO2/yr captured), but its biomass sourcing sustainability is contested by critics; government tightened rules and will roughly halve its subsidized output from 2027 (15 TWh to ~6 TWh). MeyGen (world's largest tidal stream array) and Dinorwig (1,728 MW pumped storage) also documented. Sources: Reuters, NSTA, Ember, Carbon Brief, Drax Group, UK Government policy documents, DeSmog.