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Nuclear generation: Our journey towards Zero Harm

EDF is one of the UK’s largest energy companies and its largest producer of low-carbon electricity. Because nuclear safety is our overriding priority, we have produced a summary of our nuclear safety and waste policies, and management systems. Download Our Journey towards Zero Harm (PDF).

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UK Fuel Mix disclosure information published by Government Department DESNZ (PDF, 173 KB), recognises electricity from wind, solar and nuclear fuel produces zero carbon dioxide emissions at the point of generation.

The zero-carbon electricity purchased is supplied to the National Grid. Customers receive electricity via the National Grid, not directly from zero-carbon generators.

The below table summarises zero-carbon generation by company demonstrating EDF generating 19.8%. The data supporting the table below and the % values is sourced from a mixture of industry settlement data and the UK government renewable obligation database.

Company	Nuclear / Onshore wind / offshore wind / solar / biomass / hydro TWh 2022	% of total zero carbon generation
EDF	36.2	19.8%
Drax	13.3	7.3%
Orsted	11	6.0%
RWE	10.2	5.6%
SSE	9.7	5.3%
Centrica	8.7	4.8%
Scottish Power	7.7	4.2%
Greencoat	5.4	3.0%
Macquarie	4.3	2.4%
Vattenfall	2.9	1.6%
Other generators	73.3	40.1%

Sources: UK figures from company reports; EDF analysis; total zero carbon generation for 2022 from DESNZ Energy Trends 5.1

Note: The SSE figure is for the financial year 2022/23. All EDF generation in the UK is currently located in GB.

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