The total electricity consumption of the Netherlands in 2021 was 117 terawatt-hours (TWh). The consumption grew from 7 TWh in 1950 by an average of 4.5% per year. In 2021, fossil fuels, such as natural gas and coal, accounted for around 62% of the total electricity produced. Renewable energy sources, such as biomass, wind. In 2008, the Netherlands consumed an average of 7,463 kWh per person, equal to the EU15 average of 7,409 kWh per person. In 2014, this was 6,713 kWh per person, which is a decrease of 10% compared to 2008. According to the IEA, the total electricity use (gross production + imports + exports + transmission/distribution losses) in the Netherlands in 2008, was 119 TWh. In 2014, electricity use had decreased to 113 TWh. The total electricity consumption in 2021 had risen again to 117 In September 2013, representatives from the Dutch government, environmentalists, and the energy sector – representing 47 different parties – signed the Energy Agreement for Sustainable Growth. This agreement contained plans for investing in energy conservation and. • • In 2007, total emissions of per capita were 11.1 tons. This is compared to the EU27 average of 7.9 tons CO2. Emissions per capita in the countries exceeded the Netherlands only in the (11.8), (12.2), On 18 May 2018, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy announced that the Netherlands would ban the use of coal in electricity generation by the end of 2029. Two of the five remaining coal-fired plants (Amercentrale Unit 9 & Hemweg 8). • • •.