UK electricity in February 2009
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2009.
In February 2009, coal made 43% of Britain's electricity, then gas (34%). Renewables made 2%; average carbon intensity 535 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2009
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Coal
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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February 2009 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 12.6 TWh | 43.2% |
| Gas | 9,826 GWh | 33.7% |
| Nuclear | 5,418 GWh | 18.6% |
| Imports | 415 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 338 GWh | 1.2% |
| Wind | 282 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 271 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 1.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 20.5% |
Standout days
- Windiest day27.9 GWh of windWed, 25 February 2009
- Highest wind share2.7%Wed, 25 February 2009
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarSun, 1 February 2009
- Cleanest day448 g/kWh averageSun, 22 February 2009
- Dirtiest day584 g/kWh averageWed, 11 February 2009
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Feb | 980 GWh | 2% | 30% | 18% | 0% | 523 g |
| Mon 2 Feb | 1,124 GWh | 1% | 31% | 15% | 0% | 574 g |
| Tue 3 Feb | 1,141 GWh | 2% | 30% | 16% | 0% | 582 g |
| Wed 4 Feb | 1,133 GWh | 0% | 31% | 17% | 0% | 582 g |
| Thu 5 Feb | 1,138 GWh | 1% | 31% | 16% | 0% | 583 g |
| Fri 6 Feb | 1,123 GWh | 1% | 29% | 16% | 0% | 581 g |
| Sat 7 Feb | 1,015 GWh | 1% | 28% | 17% | 0% | 556 g |
| Sun 8 Feb | 999 GWh | 0% | 28% | 18% | 0% | 556 g |
| Mon 9 Feb | 1,127 GWh | 0% | 31% | 17% | 0% | 582 g |
| Tue 10 Feb | 1,127 GWh | 0% | 29% | 17% | 0% | 581 g |
| Wed 11 Feb | 1,131 GWh | 0% | 31% | 17% | 0% | 584 g |
| Thu 12 Feb | 1,137 GWh | 1% | 34% | 17% | 0% | 572 g |
| Fri 13 Feb | 1,103 GWh | 0% | 35% | 17% | 0% | 567 g |
| Sat 14 Feb | 985 GWh | 1% | 39% | 19% | 0% | 527 g |
| Sun 15 Feb | 940 GWh | 1% | 36% | 20% | 0% | 521 g |
| Mon 16 Feb | 1,054 GWh | 2% | 36% | 19% | 0% | 533 g |
| Tue 17 Feb | 1,061 GWh | 1% | 37% | 19% | 0% | 528 g |
| Wed 18 Feb | 1,066 GWh | 0% | 37% | 19% | 0% | 537 g |
| Thu 19 Feb | 1,053 GWh | 1% | 35% | 19% | 0% | 544 g |
| Fri 20 Feb | 1,025 GWh | 1% | 38% | 20% | 0% | 517 g |
| Sat 21 Feb | 896 GWh | 2% | 37% | 22% | 0% | 457 g |
| Sun 22 Feb | 876 GWh | 2% | 36% | 23% | 0% | 448 g |
| Mon 23 Feb | 1,007 GWh | 1% | 35% | 21% | 0% | 508 g |
| Tue 24 Feb | 1,017 GWh | 0% | 37% | 20% | 0% | 510 g |
| Wed 25 Feb | 1,024 GWh | 3% | 37% | 20% | 0% | 496 g |
| Thu 26 Feb | 1,010 GWh | 2% | 37% | 21% | 0% | 496 g |
| Fri 27 Feb | 978 GWh | 1% | 37% | 21% | 0% | 488 g |
| Sat 28 Feb | 894 GWh | 1% | 37% | 24% | 0% | 448 g |