UK electricity in August 2012
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2012.
In August 2012, coal made 36% of Britain's electricity, then gas (27%). Renewables made 5%, against 4% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 447 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2012 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 8,590 GWh | 35.5% |
| Gas | 6,551 GWh | 27.1% |
| Nuclear | 6,119 GWh | 25.3% |
| Imports | 1,431 GWh | 5.9% |
| Wind | 937 GWh | 3.9% |
| Pumped storage | 238 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 175 GWh | 0.7% |
| Other | 124 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 4.6% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 29.9% |
Standout days
- Windiest day72.9 GWh of windMon, 27 August 2012
- Highest wind share10.2%Mon, 27 August 2012
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarWed, 1 August 2012
- Cleanest day376 g/kWh averageSun, 12 August 2012
- Dirtiest day505 g/kWh averageMon, 20 August 2012
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Aug | 795 GWh | 7% | 28% | 24% | 0% | 400 g |
| Thu 2 Aug | 796 GWh | 3% | 29% | 25% | 0% | 441 g |
| Fri 3 Aug | 779 GWh | 3% | 31% | 25% | 0% | 429 g |
| Sat 4 Aug | 704 GWh | 2% | 30% | 28% | 0% | 406 g |
| Sun 5 Aug | 700 GWh | 1% | 31% | 28% | 0% | 406 g |
| Mon 6 Aug | 799 GWh | 2% | 31% | 24% | 0% | 438 g |
| Tue 7 Aug | 804 GWh | 2% | 31% | 24% | 0% | 444 g |
| Wed 8 Aug | 809 GWh | 0% | 30% | 24% | 0% | 464 g |
| Thu 9 Aug | 798 GWh | 0% | 30% | 25% | 0% | 464 g |
| Fri 10 Aug | 788 GWh | 0% | 26% | 26% | 0% | 472 g |
| Sat 11 Aug | 704 GWh | 4% | 21% | 29% | 0% | 420 g |
| Sun 12 Aug | 693 GWh | 6% | 20% | 31% | 0% | 376 g |
| Mon 13 Aug | 819 GWh | 5% | 24% | 27% | 0% | 431 g |
| Tue 14 Aug | 822 GWh | 2% | 25% | 26% | 0% | 454 g |
| Wed 15 Aug | 828 GWh | 8% | 22% | 26% | 0% | 419 g |
| Thu 16 Aug | 812 GWh | 7% | 26% | 26% | 0% | 432 g |
| Fri 17 Aug | 817 GWh | 7% | 28% | 24% | 0% | 444 g |
| Sat 18 Aug | 730 GWh | 5% | 28% | 25% | 0% | 442 g |
| Sun 19 Aug | 717 GWh | 1% | 28% | 25% | 0% | 455 g |
| Mon 20 Aug | 844 GWh | 2% | 34% | 22% | 0% | 505 g |
| Tue 21 Aug | 851 GWh | 3% | 32% | 23% | 0% | 499 g |
| Wed 22 Aug | 788 GWh | 7% | 25% | 25% | 0% | 483 g |
| Thu 23 Aug | 818 GWh | 3% | 28% | 24% | 0% | 502 g |
| Fri 24 Aug | 802 GWh | 1% | 29% | 24% | 0% | 505 g |
| Sat 25 Aug | 715 GWh | 4% | 22% | 27% | 0% | 436 g |
| Sun 26 Aug | 678 GWh | 4% | 23% | 29% | 0% | 411 g |
| Mon 27 Aug | 715 GWh | 10% | 26% | 27% | 0% | 394 g |
| Tue 28 Aug | 795 GWh | 8% | 23% | 25% | 0% | 450 g |
| Wed 29 Aug | 824 GWh | 6% | 28% | 24% | 0% | 466 g |
| Thu 30 Aug | 817 GWh | 6% | 27% | 24% | 0% | 483 g |
| Fri 31 Aug | 805 GWh | 4% | 24% | 24% | 0% | 486 g |