Energy consumption in Jersey lowest in five years

Jersey's total energy consumption in 2023 was the lowest recorded in five years, a report says.

The Energy Trends report, published on Wednesday by Statistics Jersey, examined supply and use of energy through the importation, distribution, and consumption of fuels.

It also highlighted that almost all of the island's energy supply was imported, with about 3% produced on-island.

The energy data in the report would provide the basis for calculating carbon emissions for Jersey, officials said.

'Below the UK'

Final energy consumption (FEC) refers to the use of energy by consumers, such as households, industry, government and transportation.

From 2019 to 2023, FEC saw a general decrease from just below 150,000 ton of oil equivalent [TOE] to about 135,000 TOE.

A TOE is a unit of measurement defined as the amount of energy released by burning one tonne of crude oil.

Final Energy Consumption by fuel type for 2023

Energy consumption per head of resident was 1.3 TOE, below the UK average of 1.8.

Of total energy used, nearly two-fifths (39%) was by households, a third (34%) for transportation and just over a quarter (27%) by industry and government.

The majority of Jersey’s FEC was accounted for by petroleum products in 2023 (57%).