UK electricity in May 2013
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in May 2013.
In May 2013, coal made 39% of Britain's electricity, then gas (25%). Renewables made 9%, against 4% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 481 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, May 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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May 2013 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 9,803 GWh | 38.8% |
| Gas | 6,426 GWh | 25.4% |
| Nuclear | 4,447 GWh | 17.6% |
| Wind | 1,765 GWh | 7.0% |
| Imports | 1,575 GWh | 6.2% |
| Other | 516 GWh | 2.0% |
| Hydro | 272 GWh | 1.1% |
| Solar | 261 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 233 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 9.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 26.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day112.1 GWh of windMon, 13 May 2013
- Highest wind share13.4%Mon, 13 May 2013
- Sunniest day13.6 GWh of solarSun, 26 May 2013
- Cleanest day417 g/kWh averageMon, 13 May 2013
- Dirtiest day525 g/kWh averageThu, 30 May 2013
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 May | 882 GWh | 6% | 24% | 20% | 1% | 479 g |
| Thu 2 May | 873 GWh | 4% | 25% | 20% | 1% | 488 g |
| Fri 3 May | 845 GWh | 8% | 25% | 19% | 1% | 452 g |
| Sat 4 May | 746 GWh | 10% | 15% | 22% | 1% | 445 g |
| Sun 5 May | 717 GWh | 8% | 16% | 23% | 1% | 448 g |
| Mon 6 May | 736 GWh | 3% | 19% | 23% | 2% | 477 g |
| Tue 7 May | 833 GWh | 2% | 24% | 21% | 2% | 496 g |
| Wed 8 May | 848 GWh | 10% | 20% | 21% | 1% | 459 g |
| Thu 9 May | 843 GWh | 11% | 19% | 21% | 1% | 445 g |
| Fri 10 May | 831 GWh | 9% | 23% | 20% | 1% | 441 g |
| Sat 11 May | 758 GWh | 11% | 18% | 22% | 1% | 435 g |
| Sun 12 May | 749 GWh | 11% | 18% | 22% | 1% | 423 g |
| Mon 13 May | 836 GWh | 13% | 20% | 20% | 1% | 417 g |
| Tue 14 May | 880 GWh | 8% | 26% | 18% | 1% | 455 g |
| Wed 15 May | 889 GWh | 9% | 23% | 18% | 1% | 483 g |
| Thu 16 May | 878 GWh | 2% | 28% | 18% | 1% | 518 g |
| Fri 17 May | 858 GWh | 3% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 506 g |
| Sat 18 May | 776 GWh | 6% | 29% | 17% | 1% | 480 g |
| Sun 19 May | 740 GWh | 1% | 31% | 18% | 1% | 495 g |
| Mon 20 May | 850 GWh | 5% | 30% | 16% | 0% | 505 g |
| Tue 21 May | 835 GWh | 7% | 28% | 15% | 1% | 506 g |
| Wed 22 May | 855 GWh | 9% | 29% | 14% | 1% | 485 g |
| Thu 23 May | 865 GWh | 12% | 27% | 14% | 1% | 471 g |
| Fri 24 May | 862 GWh | 10% | 31% | 12% | 1% | 496 g |
| Sat 25 May | 753 GWh | 3% | 29% | 13% | 2% | 522 g |
| Sun 26 May | 699 GWh | 4% | 26% | 14% | 2% | 518 g |
| Mon 27 May | 724 GWh | 12% | 24% | 14% | 2% | 486 g |
| Tue 28 May | 837 GWh | 5% | 35% | 13% | 0% | 505 g |
| Wed 29 May | 855 GWh | 5% | 32% | 13% | 0% | 520 g |
| Thu 30 May | 845 GWh | 4% | 32% | 14% | 1% | 525 g |
| Fri 31 May | 806 GWh | 4% | 31% | 14% | 1% | 517 g |