UK electricity in January 2013
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in January 2013.
In January 2013, coal made 43% of Britain's electricity, then gas (23%). Renewables made 8%, against 7% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 508 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, January 2013
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Coal
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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January 2013 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 13.6 TWh | 43.3% |
| Gas | 7,254 GWh | 23.0% |
| Nuclear | 6,433 GWh | 20.4% |
| Wind | 2,030 GWh | 6.4% |
| Imports | 1,058 GWh | 3.4% |
| Other | 454 GWh | 1.4% |
| Hydro | 353 GWh | 1.1% |
| Pumped storage | 235 GWh | 0.7% |
| Solar | 39.0 GWh | 0.1% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 7.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 28.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day130.5 GWh of windMon, 28 January 2013
- Highest wind share14.1%Sun, 27 January 2013
- Sunniest day3.7 GWh of solarSun, 27 January 2013
- Cleanest day440 g/kWh averageTue, 1 January 2013
- Dirtiest day553 g/kWh averageWed, 16 January 2013
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Jan | 811 GWh | 11% | 10% | 26% | 0% | 440 g |
| Wed 2 Jan | 959 GWh | 8% | 20% | 21% | 0% | 481 g |
| Thu 3 Jan | 967 GWh | 9% | 21% | 20% | 0% | 489 g |
| Fri 4 Jan | 953 GWh | 6% | 22% | 21% | 0% | 495 g |
| Sat 5 Jan | 870 GWh | 7% | 18% | 23% | 0% | 486 g |
| Sun 6 Jan | 859 GWh | 4% | 21% | 23% | 0% | 483 g |
| Mon 7 Jan | 984 GWh | 5% | 21% | 21% | 0% | 515 g |
| Tue 8 Jan | 995 GWh | 6% | 21% | 21% | 0% | 516 g |
| Wed 9 Jan | 1,006 GWh | 3% | 24% | 21% | 0% | 533 g |
| Thu 10 Jan | 1,047 GWh | 1% | 26% | 21% | 0% | 542 g |
| Fri 11 Jan | 1,035 GWh | 1% | 24% | 21% | 0% | 548 g |
| Sat 12 Jan | 952 GWh | 6% | 20% | 22% | 0% | 516 g |
| Sun 13 Jan | 955 GWh | 4% | 22% | 22% | 0% | 523 g |
| Mon 14 Jan | 1,087 GWh | 4% | 28% | 19% | 0% | 530 g |
| Tue 15 Jan | 1,099 GWh | 3% | 29% | 19% | 0% | 535 g |
| Wed 16 Jan | 1,133 GWh | 2% | 30% | 18% | 0% | 553 g |
| Thu 17 Jan | 1,134 GWh | 4% | 28% | 19% | 0% | 544 g |
| Fri 18 Jan | 1,116 GWh | 10% | 23% | 19% | 0% | 509 g |
| Sat 19 Jan | 1,011 GWh | 8% | 20% | 21% | 0% | 520 g |
| Sun 20 Jan | 990 GWh | 6% | 20% | 21% | 0% | 516 g |
| Mon 21 Jan | 1,107 GWh | 6% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 516 g |
| Tue 22 Jan | 1,111 GWh | 5% | 28% | 19% | 0% | 528 g |
| Wed 23 Jan | 1,128 GWh | 2% | 35% | 19% | 0% | 511 g |
| Thu 24 Jan | 1,116 GWh | 3% | 33% | 19% | 0% | 524 g |
| Fri 25 Jan | 1,114 GWh | 7% | 27% | 19% | 0% | 513 g |
| Sat 26 Jan | 966 GWh | 10% | 18% | 21% | 0% | 487 g |
| Sun 27 Jan | 911 GWh | 14% | 14% | 22% | 0% | 450 g |
| Mon 28 Jan | 1,049 GWh | 12% | 20% | 19% | 0% | 480 g |
| Tue 29 Jan | 1,023 GWh | 12% | 17% | 20% | 0% | 493 g |
| Wed 30 Jan | 997 GWh | 13% | 17% | 20% | 0% | 484 g |
| Thu 31 Jan | 1,006 GWh | 11% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 487 g |