* Energy consumption in the third quarter of 2006 was 1.9 per cent lower than in the third quarter of 2005
When examining seasonally adjusted and temperature corrected annualised rates:
* Total inland consumption on a primary fuel input basis was 220.0 million tonnes of oil equivalent in the third quarter of 2006, 0.4 per cent higher than the same quarter in 2005.
* Between the third quarters of 2005 and 2006 coal and other solid fuel consumption rose by 21.2 per cent.
* Oil consumption decreased by 1.8 per cent.
* Gas consumption fell by 5.2 per cent.
* Primary electricity consumption decreased by 7.1 per cent.
ELECTRICITY: QUARTER 3 2006
* Fuel used by generators in the third quarter of 2006 was, in total, 1.1 per cent lower than in Q3 2005.
* Coal use during the quarter was 22.9 per cent higher than a year earlier, while gas use was 11.6 per cent down and nuclear sources were down 8.1 per cent due to maintenance and outages in the third quarter of 2006. Hydro sources fell back 6.1 per cent on the level of the third quarter of 2005.
* Total electricity supplied by all generators in third quarter of 2006 was 0.5 per cent lower than a year earlier.
* Overall final consumption of electricity was unchanged from the level in the third quarter of 2005 at 77.4 TWh. Domestic use fell 0.5 per cent, industrial consumption rose by 0.2 per cent and consumption by other final users increased by 0.4 per cent.2006Q3 TWh Percentage change
on a year earlier
Electricity supplied from
Coal 26.77 +25.3
Nuclear 17.24 -8.1
Gas 35.74 -11.0
to
Industry 28.18 +0.2
Domestic 23.76 -0.5
Other final consumers 23.36 +0.4
No sign of the "banner year for wind energy."
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