3. Annual electricity consumption related to electrification 2017-2021
In the table below we provide data for heat pumps and electric cars.
| Electricity for road transport | Electricity used by heat pumps in households, services and agriculture | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 278 | 992 | 1,270 |
| 2018 | 389 | 1,217 | 1,606 |
| 2019 | 528 | 1,507 | 2,035 |
| 2020 | 667 | 1,922 | 2,589 |
| 2021 | 1,083 | 2,362 | 3,445 |
| Average 2017-2021 | 589 | 1,600 | 2,189 |
| Source: Statistics Netherlands | |||
Data for electricity for road transport are taken from the official annual electricity statistics and were based on a bottom-up calculation using driven distance of the cars and specific use for each car type. These data will be published on our online database StatLine in de December 2022 with the next update of the national energy balance.
Data for the heat pumps were taken from calculations made for the official renewable energy statistics and the reporting for the renewable energy directive. These data are based on sales of heat pumps in terms of capacity, an assumption for the life time and average equivalent full load hours and seasonal performance factors from the Protocol Monitoring Renewable Energy (RVO and Statistics Netherlands, 2022). More information on heat pump statistics is available in the publication Hernieuwbare Energie in Nederland (CBS, 2022).
From the table it can be concluded that in the period 2017-2021 electricity consumption by heat pumps and electric road transport was 2,2 TWh on average and is increasing rapidly. In 2021 the electricity consumption was 3,4 TWh, which implies that in 2021 electrification caused an additional electricity consumption of about 1,25 TWh compared to the 2017-2021 average. Statistics Netherlands has no data for 2022 yet, but is very likely that in 2022 electrification will have been increased further due to the sales of new electric cars and new heat pumps.
Total electricity consumption in the Netherlands was 113 TWh in 2021 according to the monthly electricity statistics (published on StatLine and also send to Eurostat). Following the definition of Eurostat this consumption figure is calculated as total net production (gross production minus own use of electricity producing installations) plus net imports minus distribution losses. So, electrification by cars and heat pumps resulted in an additional electricity consumption of a little bit more than one percent in 2021 when comparing with the 2017-2021 period.