UK electricity in July 2012
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2012.
In July 2012, coal made 37% of Britain's electricity, then gas (30%). Renewables made 4%, against 3% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 474 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 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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July 2012 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 8,894 GWh | 36.7% |
| Gas | 7,324 GWh | 30.2% |
| Nuclear | 5,325 GWh | 22.0% |
| Imports | 1,402 GWh | 5.8% |
| Wind | 760 GWh | 3.1% |
| Pumped storage | 231 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 165 GWh | 0.7% |
| Other | 133 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 3.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 25.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day66.3 GWh of windSun, 22 July 2012
- Highest wind share9.8%Sun, 22 July 2012
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarSun, 1 July 2012
- Cleanest day401 g/kWh averageSun, 29 July 2012
- Dirtiest day536 g/kWh averageFri, 20 July 2012
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Jul | 687 GWh | 7% | 27% | 27% | 0% | 414 g |
| Mon 2 Jul | 820 GWh | 4% | 31% | 23% | 0% | 465 g |
| Tue 3 Jul | 841 GWh | 3% | 32% | 22% | 0% | 473 g |
| Wed 4 Jul | 843 GWh | 2% | 33% | 22% | 0% | 479 g |
| Thu 5 Jul | 831 GWh | 1% | 32% | 23% | 0% | 493 g |
| Fri 6 Jul | 822 GWh | 4% | 32% | 21% | 0% | 475 g |
| Sat 7 Jul | 729 GWh | 5% | 27% | 23% | 0% | 472 g |
| Sun 8 Jul | 711 GWh | 2% | 28% | 23% | 0% | 485 g |
| Mon 9 Jul | 822 GWh | 2% | 30% | 20% | 0% | 513 g |
| Tue 10 Jul | 837 GWh | 2% | 31% | 20% | 0% | 521 g |
| Wed 11 Jul | 824 GWh | 3% | 30% | 21% | 0% | 506 g |
| Thu 12 Jul | 821 GWh | 2% | 31% | 21% | 0% | 494 g |
| Fri 13 Jul | 810 GWh | 2% | 29% | 21% | 0% | 505 g |
| Sat 14 Jul | 727 GWh | 2% | 31% | 24% | 0% | 468 g |
| Sun 15 Jul | 693 GWh | 5% | 28% | 25% | 0% | 440 g |
| Mon 16 Jul | 816 GWh | 4% | 28% | 21% | 0% | 495 g |
| Tue 17 Jul | 822 GWh | 3% | 28% | 21% | 0% | 495 g |
| Wed 18 Jul | 817 GWh | 6% | 29% | 21% | 0% | 476 g |
| Thu 19 Jul | 818 GWh | 3% | 32% | 18% | 0% | 506 g |
| Fri 20 Jul | 806 GWh | 0% | 33% | 17% | 0% | 536 g |
| Sat 21 Jul | 708 GWh | 1% | 31% | 21% | 0% | 498 g |
| Sun 22 Jul | 675 GWh | 10% | 26% | 24% | 0% | 414 g |
| Mon 23 Jul | 788 GWh | 7% | 30% | 20% | 0% | 460 g |
| Tue 24 Jul | 810 GWh | 2% | 34% | 20% | 0% | 493 g |
| Wed 25 Jul | 817 GWh | 1% | 34% | 21% | 0% | 484 g |
| Thu 26 Jul | 815 GWh | 1% | 30% | 22% | 0% | 484 g |
| Fri 27 Jul | 791 GWh | 4% | 29% | 23% | 0% | 453 g |
| Sat 28 Jul | 696 GWh | 5% | 28% | 25% | 0% | 411 g |
| Sun 29 Jul | 671 GWh | 5% | 27% | 26% | 0% | 401 g |
| Mon 30 Jul | 769 GWh | 3% | 30% | 23% | 0% | 443 g |
| Tue 31 Jul | 799 GWh | 3% | 31% | 23% | 0% | 447 g |