UK electricity in February 2013
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2013.
In February 2013, coal made 43% of Britain's electricity, then gas (26%). Renewables made 7%, against 6% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 520 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 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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February 2013 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 12.3 TWh | 43.1% |
| Gas | 7,460 GWh | 26.2% |
| Nuclear | 5,214 GWh | 18.3% |
| Wind | 1,627 GWh | 5.7% |
| Imports | 1,008 GWh | 3.5% |
| Other | 336 GWh | 1.2% |
| Hydro | 276 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 227 GWh | 0.8% |
| Solar | 70.6 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 6.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 25.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day134.6 GWh of windMon, 4 February 2013
- Highest wind share13.4%Mon, 4 February 2013
- Sunniest day6.1 GWh of solarTue, 19 February 2013
- Cleanest day472 g/kWh averageMon, 4 February 2013
- Dirtiest day571 g/kWh averageThu, 28 February 2013
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Feb | 1,005 GWh | 6% | 25% | 20% | 0% | 501 g |
| Sat 2 Feb | 930 GWh | 7% | 18% | 21% | 0% | 514 g |
| Sun 3 Feb | 918 GWh | 13% | 17% | 21% | 0% | 481 g |
| Mon 4 Feb | 1,004 GWh | 13% | 20% | 18% | 0% | 472 g |
| Tue 5 Feb | 1,046 GWh | 13% | 20% | 18% | 0% | 483 g |
| Wed 6 Feb | 1,050 GWh | 11% | 23% | 18% | 0% | 488 g |
| Thu 7 Feb | 1,066 GWh | 4% | 29% | 17% | 0% | 527 g |
| Fri 8 Feb | 1,044 GWh | 3% | 32% | 17% | 0% | 534 g |
| Sat 9 Feb | 956 GWh | 1% | 32% | 18% | 0% | 524 g |
| Sun 10 Feb | 932 GWh | 9% | 24% | 19% | 0% | 481 g |
| Mon 11 Feb | 1,063 GWh | 7% | 28% | 17% | 0% | 503 g |
| Tue 12 Feb | 1,087 GWh | 3% | 32% | 17% | 0% | 528 g |
| Wed 13 Feb | 1,103 GWh | 8% | 30% | 17% | 0% | 523 g |
| Thu 14 Feb | 1,048 GWh | 8% | 25% | 17% | 0% | 526 g |
| Fri 15 Feb | 1,013 GWh | 3% | 24% | 18% | 0% | 548 g |
| Sat 16 Feb | 915 GWh | 3% | 18% | 20% | 0% | 550 g |
| Sun 17 Feb | 882 GWh | 5% | 17% | 22% | 1% | 519 g |
| Mon 18 Feb | 1,010 GWh | 2% | 27% | 19% | 1% | 524 g |
| Tue 19 Feb | 1,025 GWh | 1% | 30% | 19% | 1% | 535 g |
| Wed 20 Feb | 1,048 GWh | 7% | 26% | 19% | 0% | 506 g |
| Thu 21 Feb | 1,072 GWh | 6% | 27% | 18% | 0% | 506 g |
| Fri 22 Feb | 1,079 GWh | 4% | 31% | 18% | 0% | 527 g |
| Sat 23 Feb | 981 GWh | 4% | 26% | 19% | 0% | 540 g |
| Sun 24 Feb | 960 GWh | 5% | 23% | 20% | 0% | 529 g |
| Mon 25 Feb | 1,076 GWh | 4% | 30% | 18% | 0% | 537 g |
| Tue 26 Feb | 1,088 GWh | 3% | 31% | 17% | 0% | 540 g |
| Wed 27 Feb | 1,068 GWh | 3% | 31% | 16% | 0% | 556 g |
| Thu 28 Feb | 1,053 GWh | 3% | 30% | 16% | 0% | 571 g |