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A variety of energy including low-carbon, nuclear, coal and gas.
How does Blue for Business work?
We can't identify what particular type of energy generation source your electricity is coming from. That's why we match the electricity we estimate your business has used from a low-carbon source. For our Blue customers, that's nuclear.
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Our fuel mix
Every year, we publish the details of the fuel sources used to generate the electricity we supply to our customers. The information in the table below covers our supply licence for EDF Energy Customers Ltd for the period from April 2018 to March 2019.
Every year we must publish details of the fuel sources that have been used to generate the electricity we supply to our customers. The information in the table below covers our supply licence for EDF Energy Customers Ltd for the period from April 2018 to March 2019. Our customers' electricity is sourced from our own UK power stations, the wholesale energy market and other independent power generators. We are a major supporter of independent renewable generators.
| Coal | Gas | Nuclear | Renewable | Other | CO2 g/kWh | Radioactive waste g/kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDF Energy's fuel mix | 5.20% | 10.84% | 72.07% | 11.73% | 0.16% | 87 | 0.0050 |
| Contribution to our carbon emissions | 55.00% | 43.50% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.50% | ||
| UK average fuel mix | 5.20% | 41.40% | 18.70% | 32.80% | 1.90% | 208 | 0.0013 |
The figures for the UK average fuel mix are provided by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Depending on the tariff you are on, the fuel source and the carbon emissions associated with the generation of your electricity may vary.
Product Table
| Fuel type | Nuclear (1) | Renewable (2) | Other | CO2 g/kWh | Carbon balancing of residual emissions (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential tariffs | 100% | 0 | ✓ | ||
| SME tariffs | 100% | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Bue for Business tariff | 100% | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Renewable tariffs | 100% | 0 | ✓ | ||
| Other tariffs | 9.15% coal 19.07% gas 71.5% nuclear 0.28% other | 153 |
(1) Nuclear: At the end of each fuel mix reporting year we’ll make sure we’ve have enough nuclear generation declarations to match the total volume of electricity supplied to all of our customers on zero carbon nuclear backed tariffs
(2) Renewable: At the end of each fuel mix reporting year we’ll make sure we have purchased enough renewable electricity or allocated enough renewable energy guarantee of origin certificates to match the total volume of electricity supplied to all of our customers on tariffs labelled as renewable.
(3) Carbon balancing: At the end of each fuel mix reporting year we’ll make sure we have allocated enough carbon emission reduction certificates to completely offset any residual emissions identified in the ongoing operation of all our annual nuclear and renewable generation to bring net emissions to zero.
The zero-carbon electricity that we buy for Residential, SME, Blue for Business or Renewable tariffs and products is supplied into the National Grid. Customers receive that electricity through the National Grid, not directly from zero-carbon generators.
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