The electricity sector in Spain describes electricity in Spain. In 2008 Spain consumed electricity 88 % compared to the European Union 15 average. Spain exported about 3 % of the produced electricity in 2009. The volume of renewable electricity :rose 5 % shares of the electricity use in 2009 compared to 2004 and was about 26 % of the electricity use in 2009. The share of nuclear power declined notably between 2004 and 2005. The volume of nuclear power pro person has declined smoothly during 2004-2009.
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In 2008 Spain consumed electricity in average 6,523 kWh/person that was 88 % compared to EU15 average (EU15: 7,409 kWh/person) and 73 % compared to the OECD average (8,991 kWh/person).[1]
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| Use | Production | Export | Exp. % | Fossil | Nuclear | Nuc. % | Other RE | Bio+waste | Wind | Non RE use* | RE % | |
| 2004 | 6,489 | 6,559 | -70 | -1.1 % | 3,739 | 1,490 | 23.0 % | 1,174 | 157 | 5,158 | 20.5 % | |
| 2005 | 6,744 | 6,776 | -32 | -0.5% | 4,244 | 1,326 | 19,7 % | 1,135 | 71 | 5,538 | 17.9 % | |
| 2006 | 6,734 | 6,862 | -128 | -1.9 % | 4,208 | 1,234 | 18.3 % | 1,305 | 115 | 5,314 | 21.1 % | |
| 2008 | 6,523 | 6,764 | -241 | -3.7 % | 4,066 | 1,286 | 19,7 % | 1,318 | 94 | 5,111 | 21.6 % | |
| 2009 | 6,145 | 6,320 | -176 | -2.9 % | 3,582 | 1,143 | 18.6 % | 707* | 91 | 794* | 4,553 | 25.9 % |
| * 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. |
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According to IEA the electricity use (gross production + imports – exports – transmission/distribution losses) in Spain was in 2004 253 TWh, (2007) 282 TWh and (2008) 288 TWh, while the use was in 2008 in France 494 TWh and Germany 587 TWh.[2]
Electricity production from natural gas in 2008 was in Spain 122 TWh exceeding in Europe only by Russia 495 TWh, United Kingdom 177 TWh and Italy 173 TWh. [3]
In 2009 Spain produced 13 % wind power compare to the use of electricity (794/ 6,145) [4] The wind capacity installed at end 2010 will, in a normal wind year, produce 14.4% of electricity, when the equivalent value for Germany is 9.4 %, Portugal 14 % and Denmark 24 %.[5]
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