Statistics Norway

Energy account and Energy balance

8 Calculation of the overall renewable energy share for Norway. 2004-2009. GWh1
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*
1. Total final energy consumption  215 806  216 787  216 188  220 064  220 624  210 658
2. Distribution losses for electricity 10 965 9 996 10 112 10 111 9 706 10 080
3. Transmission and distribution losses for district heating  431  426  411  341  299  552
4. Consumption of electricity in the electricity / heat generation sector  769  635  587  556  637 1 062
5. Consumption of heat in the electricity/ heat generation sector  112  118  117  119  125 59
             
6. Energy consumption of heat pumps 1 500 1 593 1 756 1 931 2 120 2 321
7. Energy production from heat pumps 4 489 4 792 5 269 5 792 6 362 6 964
7. Net energy production from heat pumps 2 989 3 198 3 512 3 861 4 242 4 643
             
9. Gross final energy consumption including the net contribution of heat pumps (1+2+3+4+5+8)  231 071  231 161  230 928  235 053  235 633  227 054
10. Final consumption of renewable energy, incl. contribution from heat pumps  131 318  133 935  139 193  141 621  145 758  147 695
             
Overall renewable energy share, per cent (=10 divided on 9 56.83 57.94 60.28 60.25 61.86 65.05
Overall renewable energy share, excl. contribution from heat pumps 56.26 57.35 59.66 59.59 61.16 64.32
             
             
Renewable energy share in transport. Per cent 1.21 1.19 1.45 1.94 3.25 3.67
1  The calculation methods are documented in an article in "Economic analyses" no. 4/2010. Some of the figures have been changed since this publishing due to revisions of some of the data input.

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