Ísland framleiðir nánast 100% raforku sinnar úr endurnýjanlegum orkugjöfum — um 70% frá vatnsafli og 30% frá jarðvarma. Árið 2023 var heildarraforkuframleiðsla um 19,5 TWh. Meðalhlutfall endurnýjanlegrar orku í rafmagnsframleiðslu ESB var um 44% sama ár. Raforkuframleiðsla á mann á Íslandi er meðal þeirra hæstu í heimi, um 53 MWh á ári, að mestu vegna álframleiðslu.
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Iceland generates virtually 100% of its electricity from renewable sources: approximately 70% from hydropower and 30% from geothermal energy. In 2023, total electricity generation was approximately 19.5 TWh, of which roughly 13.5 TWh came from hydropower and 6 TWh from geothermal. This makes Iceland unique among European countries — the EU average share of renewables in electricity generation was approximately 44% in 2023. Only Norway (98% hydro) comes close to Iceland's renewable share. Iceland's per capita electricity consumption is among the highest in the world at roughly 53 MWh per person per year, driven largely by aluminium smelting.
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Orkustofnun — Energy Statistics in Iceland 2023
Orkustofnun er opinber stofnun sem annast eftirlit og gagnaöflun um orkumál á Íslandi og birtir árlega orkutölfræði.
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While electricity is nearly 100% renewable, Iceland's total primary energy use includes imported fossil fuels for transport and fishing vessels. The high per capita figure is skewed by energy-intensive aluminium smelting, which accounts for roughly 70% of total electricity consumption.