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In 2008 the Netherlands consumed electricity in average 7,463 kWh/person that was equal to EU15 average (EU15: 7,409 kWh/person).<ref name=SverigeE>Energy in Sweden, Facts and figures, The Swedish Energy Agency, (in Swedish: Energiläget i siffror), Table: Specific electricity production per inhabitant with breakdown by power source (kWh/person), Source: IEA/OECD [http://213.115.22.116/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=aa825b53805543738d1ebae971260518 2006 T23], [http://213.115.22.116/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=3395614e57494e6cb7b30974c5aa3c3e 2007 T25], [http://213.115.22.116/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=%2fBroschyrer&id=4304af910a0842b39b7a9a0a7f96161c 2008 T26], [http://213.115.22.116/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=d65d018c86434ed2ae31baeba2456872 2009 T25] and [http://webbshop.cm.se/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=e0a2619a83294099a16519a0b5edd26f 2010 T49].</ref>
In 2008 the Netherlands consumed electricity in average 7,463 kWh/person that was equal to EU15 average (EU15: 7,409 kWh/person).<ref name=SverigeE>Energy in Sweden, Facts and figures, The Swedish Energy Agency, (in Swedish: Energiläget i siffror), Table: Specific electricity production per inhabitant with breakdown by power source (kWh/person), Source: IEA/OECD [http://213.115.22.116/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=aa825b53805543738d1ebae971260518 2006 T23], [http://213.115.22.116/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=3395614e57494e6cb7b30974c5aa3c3e 2007 T25], [http://213.115.22.116/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=%2fBroschyrer&id=4304af910a0842b39b7a9a0a7f96161c 2008 T26], [http://213.115.22.116/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=d65d018c86434ed2ae31baeba2456872 2009 T25] and [http://webbshop.cm.se/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=e0a2619a83294099a16519a0b5edd26f 2010 T49].</ref>


== Coal-based power generation ==
Operational coal-fired power plants in the Netherlands, 2010<ref>SOMO: The Black box, 2012.http://somo.nl/publications-en/Publication_3737/view</ref>.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Power plant !! Location !! Company !! Generation Capacity
|-
| [[Amercentrale]] || [[Geertruidenberg]] || [[RWE]]/[[Essent]] || 1,245 MW
|-
| Maasvlakte 1&2 || [[Rotterdam]] || [[E.ON]] || 1,040 MW
|-
| Hemweg 8 || [[Amsterdam]] || [[Vattenfall]]/[[Nuon (company)|Nuon]] || 630 MW
|-
| Gelderland || [[Nijmegen]] || [[GDF Suez]]/[[Electrabel]] || 590 MW
|-
| [[Borssele Nuclear Power Station|Borssele]] || [[Borssele]] || [[Elektriciteits Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland|EPZ]] ([[Delta (company)|Delta]] & RWE/Essent) || 426 MW
|-
| Willem-Alexander || [[Buggenum]] || Vattenfall/Nuon || 253 MW
|-
! Total || || || 4,184 MW
|}
== Use ==
== Use ==
According to IEA the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) n 2008 in the Netherlands was 119 TWh.<ref>[http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2010/key_stats_2010.pdf IEA Key stats 2010] pages 50 and 56</ref>
According to IEA the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) in 2008 in the Netherlands was 119 TWh.<ref>[http://www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2010/key_stats_2010.pdf IEA Key stats 2010] pages 50 and 56</ref>


In 2009 the Netherlands used 3,9 % wind power of electricity (278/ 7,073) <ref>Energy in Sweden 2010, table: Specific electricity production per inhabitant with breakdown by power source [http://webbshop.cm.se/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=e0a2619a83294099a16519a0b5edd26f Table 49].</ref> The wind capacity installed at end 2010 will, in a normal wind year, produce 4.1% of electricity, when the equivalent value for [[Wind power in Germany|Germany]] is 9.4 % and [[Wind power in Portugal|Portugal]] 14 %.<ref>[http://www.ewea.org/uploads/pics/StatsThumbnail_01.jpg Wind in power 2010 European statistics] [[EWEA]] February 2011 page 11</ref>
In 2009 the Netherlands used 3,9 % wind power of electricity (278/ 7,073) <ref>Energy in Sweden 2010, table: Specific electricity production per inhabitant with breakdown by power source [http://webbshop.cm.se/System/TemplateView.aspx?p=Energimyndigheten&view=default&cat=/Broschyrer&id=e0a2619a83294099a16519a0b5edd26f Table 49].</ref> The wind capacity installed at end 2010 will, in a normal wind year, produce 4.1% of electricity, when the equivalent value for [[Wind power in Germany|Germany]] is 9.4 % and [[Wind power in Portugal|Portugal]] 14 %.<ref>[http://www.ewea.org/uploads/pics/StatsThumbnail_01.jpg Wind in power 2010 European statistics] [[EWEA]] February 2011 page 11</ref>

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The electricity sector in the Netherlands describes electricity in the Netherlands. During 2005-2008 the Netherlands imported 13-15 % of electricity. The volume of renewable electricity in 2009 was three times the volume of nuclear power. The majority is produced with fossil fuels. The Netherlands produces and exports natural gas.[1]

Electricity pro person and by power source

Electricity pro person in the Netherlands (kWh/ hab.) [2]
Use Production Import Imp. % Fossil Nuclear Nuc. % Other RE Bio+waste Wind Non RE use* RE %
2004 7,189 6,194 995 13.8 % 5,536 235 3.3 % 135 288 6,766 5.9 %
2005 7,262 6,141 1,121 15.4 % 5,333 245 3.4 % 150 412 6,700 7.7 %
2006 7,345 6,282 1,063 14.5 % 5,477 255 3.5 % 226 324 6,795 7.5 %
2008 7,463 6,513 950 12.7 % 5,590 252 3.4 % 275 396 6,792 9.0 %
2009 7,073 6,777 296 4.2 % 5,767 254 3.6 % 12* 465 278* 6,318 10.7 %
* Other RE is waterpower, solar and geothermal electricity and wind power until 2008
* Non RE use = use – production of renewable electricity
* RE % = (production of RE / use) * 100 % Note: European Union calculates the share of renewable energies in gross electrical consumption.

In 2008 the Netherlands consumed electricity in average 7,463 kWh/person that was equal to EU15 average (EU15: 7,409 kWh/person).[2]

Coal-based power generation

Operational coal-fired power plants in the Netherlands, 2010[3].

Power plant Location Company Generation Capacity
Amercentrale Geertruidenberg RWE/Essent 1,245 MW
Maasvlakte 1&2 Rotterdam E.ON 1,040 MW
Hemweg 8 Amsterdam Vattenfall/Nuon 630 MW
Gelderland Nijmegen GDF Suez/Electrabel 590 MW
Borssele Borssele EPZ (Delta & RWE/Essent) 426 MW
Willem-Alexander Buggenum Vattenfall/Nuon 253 MW
Total 4,184 MW

Use

According to IEA the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) in 2008 in the Netherlands was 119 TWh.[4]

In 2009 the Netherlands used 3,9 % wind power of electricity (278/ 7,073) [5] The wind capacity installed at end 2010 will, in a normal wind year, produce 4.1% of electricity, when the equivalent value for Germany is 9.4 % and Portugal 14 %.[6]

Global warming

Emissions of carbon dioxide in total, per capita in 2007 were 11.1 tons CO2 compared to EU 27 average 7.9 tons CO2. Emission change between 2007/1990 was 16.4 % increase. Emissions per capita in the OECD countries exceeded the Netherlands only in Czech Republic11.8, Finland 12.2, Canada 17.4, Australia 18.8, USA 19.1 and Luxemburg 22.4.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ IEA Key stats 2010 pages 13
  2. ^ a b Energy in Sweden, Facts and figures, The Swedish Energy Agency, (in Swedish: Energiläget i siffror), Table: Specific electricity production per inhabitant with breakdown by power source (kWh/person), Source: IEA/OECD 2006 T23, 2007 T25, 2008 T26, 2009 T25 and 2010 T49.
  3. ^ SOMO: The Black box, 2012.http://somo.nl/publications-en/Publication_3737/view
  4. ^ IEA Key stats 2010 pages 50 and 56
  5. ^ Energy in Sweden 2010, table: Specific electricity production per inhabitant with breakdown by power source Table 49.
  6. ^ Wind in power 2010 European statistics EWEA February 2011 page 11
  7. ^ Energy in Sweden 2010, Table 1: Emissions of carbon dioxide in total, per capita and per GDP in EU and OECD countries, 2007 2010 Table 1
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