Electricity sector in Switzerland

The electricity sector in Switzerland describes electricity in Switzerland. Switzerland is an OECD but non European Union country in Europe. In 2008 Switzerland consumed electricity 122 % compared to the European Union 15 average (9,052 kWh/person/ EU15 7,409 kWh/person electricity use per inhabitant 2008). In 2009 electricity was produced with nuclear power 43 % and renewable electricity 59 % and exported 3 % of the produced electricity.^[1]

1 Consumption
2 Electricity per person and by power source
3 Renewable energy in Switzerland
4 Global warming
5 Power stations
6 See also
7 References

Consumption

According to IEA the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) in Switzerland was in 2004 60.6 TWh, (2007) 61.6 TWh and (2008) 63.5 TWh.^[2] In 2008 Switzerland consumed electricity per inhabitant 122 % compared to the European Union 15 average (9,052 / EU15: 7,409 electricity use per inhabitant 2008, kWh/person) ^[1] and 133 % compared to the United Kingdom (2008: UK 372.19 TWh per 59.9milj. person and Switzerland 63,53 TWh per 7,71 milj.person).^[2]

Electricity per person and by power source

Electricity per person in Switzerland (kWh/ hab.)^[3]
	Use	Production	Import	Imp. %	Fossil	Nuclear	Nuc. %	Other RE	Bio+waste	Wind	Non RE use*	RE %
2004	8,636	8,730	-94	-1.1 %	154	3,604	41.7 %	4,745	227		3,664	57.6 %
2005	8,789	7,949	840	9.6 %	141	3,112	35.4 %	4,416	280		4,093	53.4 %
2006	8,745	9,024	-279	-3.2 %	130	3,704	42.4 %	4,878	312		3,555	59.3 %
2008	9,052	9,198	-146	-1.6 %	130	3,688	40.7 %	5,057	322		3,673	59.4 %
2009	8,426	8,699	-273	-3.2 %	117	3,607	42.8 %	4,648	313	0	3,465	58.9 %
* 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.

Annual electricity use and specific electricity production by nuclear power or renewable electricity were fairly constant during 2004-2009.

Renewable energy in Switzerland

In 2009 Switzerland did not produce any wind power.^[1]

Global warming

Emissions of carbon dioxide in total, per capita in 2007 were 5.6 tons CO₂ compared to EU 27 average 7.9 tons CO₂.^[4]

Power stations

Electricity sector in Europe

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Dependencies and other territories	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man Svalbard

Other entities

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Energy in Sweden 2010, table: Specific electricity production per inhabitant with breakdown by power source Table 49.
^ ^a ^b IEA Key stats 2010 page 56
^ 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.
^ 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