UK electricity in February 2012
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2012.
In February 2012, coal made 46% of Britain's electricity, then gas (26%). Renewables made 6%, against 4% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 541 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2012
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Coal
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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February 2012 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 14.1 TWh | 46.2% |
| Gas | 7,788 GWh | 25.5% |
| Nuclear | 5,805 GWh | 19.0% |
| Wind | 1,385 GWh | 4.5% |
| Imports | 504 GWh | 1.7% |
| Hydro | 389 GWh | 1.3% |
| Pumped storage | 270 GWh | 0.9% |
| Other | 260 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 5.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 24.9% |
Standout days
- Windiest day94.0 GWh of windSat, 18 February 2012
- Highest wind share10.2%Sat, 18 February 2012
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarWed, 1 February 2012
- Cleanest day463 g/kWh averageSat, 18 February 2012
- Dirtiest day590 g/kWh averageSun, 12 February 2012
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Feb | 1,113 GWh | 4% | 28% | 17% | 0% | 565 g |
| Thu 2 Feb | 1,153 GWh | 2% | 32% | 17% | 0% | 562 g |
| Fri 3 Feb | 1,144 GWh | 2% | 34% | 16% | 0% | 570 g |
| Sat 4 Feb | 1,066 GWh | 5% | 26% | 18% | 0% | 552 g |
| Sun 5 Feb | 1,019 GWh | 2% | 26% | 19% | 0% | 568 g |
| Mon 6 Feb | 1,132 GWh | 0% | 30% | 17% | 0% | 587 g |
| Tue 7 Feb | 1,164 GWh | 2% | 29% | 16% | 0% | 582 g |
| Wed 8 Feb | 1,204 GWh | 5% | 28% | 16% | 0% | 564 g |
| Thu 9 Feb | 1,190 GWh | 1% | 29% | 17% | 0% | 587 g |
| Fri 10 Feb | 1,165 GWh | 3% | 28% | 17% | 0% | 577 g |
| Sat 11 Feb | 1,059 GWh | 1% | 24% | 19% | 0% | 585 g |
| Sun 12 Feb | 1,031 GWh | 1% | 23% | 20% | 0% | 590 g |
| Mon 13 Feb | 1,126 GWh | 5% | 26% | 18% | 0% | 555 g |
| Tue 14 Feb | 1,108 GWh | 7% | 26% | 19% | 0% | 532 g |
| Wed 15 Feb | 1,067 GWh | 7% | 27% | 20% | 0% | 509 g |
| Thu 16 Feb | 1,065 GWh | 6% | 27% | 20% | 0% | 527 g |
| Fri 17 Feb | 1,031 GWh | 6% | 24% | 20% | 0% | 529 g |
| Sat 18 Feb | 921 GWh | 10% | 23% | 23% | 0% | 463 g |
| Sun 19 Feb | 912 GWh | 4% | 23% | 23% | 0% | 506 g |
| Mon 20 Feb | 1,075 GWh | 7% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 510 g |
| Tue 21 Feb | 1,053 GWh | 7% | 22% | 20% | 0% | 524 g |
| Wed 22 Feb | 1,045 GWh | 9% | 23% | 20% | 0% | 504 g |
| Thu 23 Feb | 1,007 GWh | 8% | 23% | 19% | 0% | 521 g |
| Fri 24 Feb | 979 GWh | 7% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 507 g |
| Sat 25 Feb | 865 GWh | 5% | 19% | 22% | 0% | 505 g |
| Sun 26 Feb | 853 GWh | 3% | 18% | 23% | 0% | 503 g |
| Mon 27 Feb | 994 GWh | 7% | 23% | 21% | 0% | 514 g |
| Tue 28 Feb | 982 GWh | 4% | 22% | 21% | 0% | 537 g |
| Wed 29 Feb | 964 GWh | 3% | 20% | 21% | 0% | 545 g |