UK electricity in July 2011
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2011.
In July 2011, gas made 47% of Britain's electricity, then coal (23%). Renewables made 3%, against 2% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 401 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 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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July 2011 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 11.5 TWh | 47.3% |
| Coal | 5,497 GWh | 22.7% |
| Nuclear | 5,302 GWh | 21.9% |
| Imports | 1,068 GWh | 4.4% |
| Wind | 474 GWh | 2.0% |
| Pumped storage | 221 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 198 GWh | 0.8% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 2.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 24.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day38.1 GWh of windMon, 18 July 2011
- Highest wind share5.4%Sun, 17 July 2011
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarFri, 1 July 2011
- Cleanest day338 g/kWh averageSun, 31 July 2011
- Dirtiest day452 g/kWh averageFri, 1 July 2011
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jul | 801 GWh | 0% | 45% | 20% | 0% | 452 g |
| Sat 2 Jul | 714 GWh | 0% | 48% | 22% | 0% | 409 g |
| Sun 3 Jul | 701 GWh | 0% | 47% | 22% | 0% | 411 g |
| Mon 4 Jul | 822 GWh | 1% | 48% | 19% | 0% | 447 g |
| Tue 5 Jul | 840 GWh | 3% | 46% | 19% | 0% | 449 g |
| Wed 6 Jul | 829 GWh | 2% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 428 g |
| Thu 7 Jul | 823 GWh | 4% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 412 g |
| Fri 8 Jul | 814 GWh | 3% | 49% | 20% | 0% | 412 g |
| Sat 9 Jul | 721 GWh | 3% | 51% | 22% | 0% | 365 g |
| Sun 10 Jul | 707 GWh | 1% | 50% | 23% | 0% | 371 g |
| Mon 11 Jul | 823 GWh | 0% | 51% | 20% | 0% | 423 g |
| Tue 12 Jul | 828 GWh | 2% | 50% | 20% | 0% | 420 g |
| Wed 13 Jul | 823 GWh | 2% | 50% | 20% | 0% | 414 g |
| Thu 14 Jul | 823 GWh | 2% | 49% | 20% | 0% | 415 g |
| Fri 15 Jul | 812 GWh | 3% | 50% | 20% | 0% | 405 g |
| Sat 16 Jul | 726 GWh | 4% | 47% | 22% | 0% | 370 g |
| Sun 17 Jul | 707 GWh | 5% | 46% | 24% | 0% | 345 g |
| Mon 18 Jul | 814 GWh | 5% | 47% | 21% | 0% | 380 g |
| Tue 19 Jul | 829 GWh | 2% | 49% | 22% | 0% | 393 g |
| Wed 20 Jul | 820 GWh | 1% | 46% | 22% | 0% | 422 g |
| Thu 21 Jul | 833 GWh | 1% | 47% | 22% | 0% | 419 g |
| Fri 22 Jul | 803 GWh | 1% | 47% | 23% | 0% | 406 g |
| Sat 23 Jul | 707 GWh | 2% | 44% | 26% | 0% | 368 g |
| Sun 24 Jul | 688 GWh | 3% | 43% | 26% | 0% | 352 g |
| Mon 25 Jul | 799 GWh | 1% | 47% | 23% | 0% | 399 g |
| Tue 26 Jul | 813 GWh | 1% | 46% | 23% | 0% | 415 g |
| Wed 27 Jul | 809 GWh | 1% | 45% | 23% | 0% | 421 g |
| Thu 28 Jul | 816 GWh | 1% | 45% | 23% | 0% | 413 g |
| Fri 29 Jul | 794 GWh | 1% | 45% | 24% | 0% | 406 g |
| Sat 30 Jul | 706 GWh | 1% | 46% | 27% | 0% | 363 g |
| Sun 31 Jul | 690 GWh | 3% | 45% | 28% | 0% | 338 g |