UK electricity in June 2013
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2013.
In June 2013, gas made 33% of Britain's electricity, then coal (32%). Renewables made 7%, against 5% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 444 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2013 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 7,654 GWh | 32.7% |
| Coal | 7,452 GWh | 31.8% |
| Nuclear | 4,589 GWh | 19.6% |
| Imports | 1,435 GWh | 6.1% |
| Wind | 1,247 GWh | 5.3% |
| Other | 449 GWh | 1.9% |
| Solar | 282 GWh | 1.2% |
| Pumped storage | 203 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 109 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 7.0% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 26.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day112.0 GWh of windSun, 23 June 2013
- Highest wind share16.4%Sun, 23 June 2013
- Sunniest day14.7 GWh of solarTue, 4 June 2013
- Cleanest day309 g/kWh averageSun, 23 June 2013
- Dirtiest day513 g/kWh averageMon, 3 June 2013
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jun | 717 GWh | 4% | 33% | 16% | 2% | 476 g |
| Sun 2 Jun | 698 GWh | 2% | 30% | 18% | 2% | 484 g |
| Mon 3 Jun | 807 GWh | 2% | 34% | 16% | 2% | 513 g |
| Tue 4 Jun | 814 GWh | 4% | 36% | 15% | 2% | 497 g |
| Wed 5 Jun | 824 GWh | 2% | 37% | 14% | 1% | 508 g |
| Thu 6 Jun | 821 GWh | 3% | 35% | 15% | 2% | 504 g |
| Fri 7 Jun | 796 GWh | 5% | 32% | 17% | 1% | 495 g |
| Sat 8 Jun | 711 GWh | 6% | 31% | 19% | 2% | 461 g |
| Sun 9 Jun | 696 GWh | 4% | 28% | 21% | 2% | 466 g |
| Mon 10 Jun | 812 GWh | 2% | 37% | 18% | 1% | 487 g |
| Tue 11 Jun | 830 GWh | 6% | 34% | 18% | 1% | 468 g |
| Wed 12 Jun | 831 GWh | 8% | 33% | 18% | 1% | 444 g |
| Thu 13 Jun | 819 GWh | 10% | 30% | 19% | 1% | 431 g |
| Fri 14 Jun | 805 GWh | 8% | 30% | 21% | 1% | 426 g |
| Sat 15 Jun | 709 GWh | 14% | 21% | 24% | 1% | 382 g |
| Sun 16 Jun | 699 GWh | 4% | 29% | 24% | 1% | 426 g |
| Mon 17 Jun | 818 GWh | 4% | 40% | 19% | 1% | 441 g |
| Tue 18 Jun | 827 GWh | 2% | 42% | 19% | 1% | 445 g |
| Wed 19 Jun | 841 GWh | 2% | 40% | 20% | 1% | 446 g |
| Thu 20 Jun | 846 GWh | 2% | 42% | 20% | 1% | 456 g |
| Fri 21 Jun | 820 GWh | 3% | 36% | 20% | 1% | 459 g |
| Sat 22 Jun | 705 GWh | 13% | 24% | 24% | 1% | 362 g |
| Sun 23 Jun | 684 GWh | 16% | 26% | 24% | 1% | 309 g |
| Mon 24 Jun | 812 GWh | 7% | 34% | 21% | 1% | 397 g |
| Tue 25 Jun | 831 GWh | 1% | 38% | 20% | 1% | 444 g |
| Wed 26 Jun | 824 GWh | 3% | 33% | 20% | 1% | 449 g |
| Thu 27 Jun | 825 GWh | 3% | 33% | 20% | 1% | 439 g |
| Fri 28 Jun | 810 GWh | 7% | 33% | 21% | 1% | 412 g |
| Sat 29 Jun | 711 GWh | 6% | 23% | 25% | 2% | 406 g |
| Sun 30 Jun | 680 GWh | 10% | 18% | 27% | 2% | 376 g |