UK electricity in April 2011
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2011.
In April 2011, gas made 44% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (25%). Renewables made 4%, against 2% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 389 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 2011
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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April 2011 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 10.8 TWh | 44.0% |
| Nuclear | 6,087 GWh | 24.7% |
| Coal | 5,739 GWh | 23.3% |
| Imports | 781 GWh | 3.2% |
| Wind | 728 GWh | 2.9% |
| Hydro | 276 GWh | 1.1% |
| Pumped storage | 224 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 4.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 28.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day72.5 GWh of windFri, 1 April 2011
- Highest wind share7.9%Fri, 1 April 2011
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarFri, 1 April 2011
- Cleanest day296 g/kWh averageSun, 24 April 2011
- Dirtiest day470 g/kWh averageThu, 14 April 2011
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Apr | 913 GWh | 8% | 36% | 22% | 0% | 418 g |
| Sat 2 Apr | 810 GWh | 6% | 37% | 24% | 0% | 394 g |
| Sun 3 Apr | 780 GWh | 4% | 41% | 25% | 0% | 389 g |
| Mon 4 Apr | 920 GWh | 6% | 38% | 21% | 0% | 441 g |
| Tue 5 Apr | 928 GWh | 7% | 37% | 21% | 0% | 418 g |
| Wed 6 Apr | 902 GWh | 6% | 38% | 22% | 0% | 411 g |
| Thu 7 Apr | 891 GWh | 4% | 42% | 22% | 0% | 415 g |
| Fri 8 Apr | 867 GWh | 2% | 44% | 23% | 0% | 407 g |
| Sat 9 Apr | 759 GWh | 1% | 46% | 26% | 0% | 370 g |
| Sun 10 Apr | 734 GWh | 1% | 46% | 27% | 0% | 351 g |
| Mon 11 Apr | 856 GWh | 3% | 44% | 23% | 0% | 408 g |
| Tue 12 Apr | 872 GWh | 4% | 38% | 24% | 0% | 426 g |
| Wed 13 Apr | 912 GWh | 3% | 38% | 23% | 0% | 453 g |
| Thu 14 Apr | 922 GWh | 1% | 40% | 23% | 0% | 470 g |
| Fri 15 Apr | 893 GWh | 1% | 42% | 24% | 0% | 450 g |
| Sat 16 Apr | 778 GWh | 1% | 43% | 27% | 0% | 386 g |
| Sun 17 Apr | 746 GWh | 1% | 45% | 28% | 0% | 362 g |
| Mon 18 Apr | 864 GWh | 1% | 45% | 24% | 0% | 418 g |
| Tue 19 Apr | 861 GWh | 1% | 44% | 24% | 0% | 426 g |
| Wed 20 Apr | 864 GWh | 0% | 44% | 24% | 0% | 438 g |
| Thu 21 Apr | 841 GWh | 1% | 44% | 24% | 0% | 423 g |
| Fri 22 Apr | 742 GWh | 2% | 49% | 28% | 0% | 338 g |
| Sat 23 Apr | 721 GWh | 1% | 51% | 28% | 0% | 325 g |
| Sun 24 Apr | 679 GWh | 1% | 52% | 30% | 0% | 296 g |
| Mon 25 Apr | 707 GWh | 2% | 54% | 29% | 0% | 296 g |
| Tue 26 Apr | 815 GWh | 2% | 53% | 25% | 0% | 355 g |
| Wed 27 Apr | 829 GWh | 2% | 52% | 25% | 0% | 368 g |
| Thu 28 Apr | 825 GWh | 2% | 52% | 25% | 0% | 371 g |
| Fri 29 Apr | 749 GWh | 4% | 50% | 26% | 0% | 347 g |
| Sat 30 Apr | 706 GWh | 7% | 45% | 28% | 0% | 309 g |