UK electricity in July 2013
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2013.
In July 2013, coal made 33% of Britain's electricity, then gas (27%). Renewables made 5%, against 4% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 437 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 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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July 2013 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 8,126 GWh | 33.1% |
| Gas | 6,710 GWh | 27.3% |
| Nuclear | 5,870 GWh | 23.9% |
| Imports | 2,036 GWh | 8.3% |
| Wind | 837 GWh | 3.4% |
| Other | 350 GWh | 1.4% |
| Solar | 337 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 212 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 107 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 5.2% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 29.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day73.3 GWh of windThu, 4 July 2013
- Highest wind share9.0%Thu, 4 July 2013
- Sunniest day14.4 GWh of solarTue, 9 July 2013
- Cleanest day404 g/kWh averageSun, 28 July 2013
- Dirtiest day467 g/kWh averageFri, 26 July 2013
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jul | 794 GWh | 6% | 27% | 23% | 1% | 409 g |
| Tue 2 Jul | 820 GWh | 6% | 28% | 22% | 1% | 436 g |
| Wed 3 Jul | 822 GWh | 4% | 31% | 21% | 1% | 443 g |
| Thu 4 Jul | 814 GWh | 9% | 28% | 21% | 1% | 409 g |
| Fri 5 Jul | 809 GWh | 4% | 30% | 22% | 2% | 430 g |
| Sat 6 Jul | 718 GWh | 4% | 24% | 26% | 2% | 418 g |
| Sun 7 Jul | 704 GWh | 2% | 24% | 27% | 2% | 429 g |
| Mon 8 Jul | 820 GWh | 3% | 31% | 23% | 2% | 411 g |
| Tue 9 Jul | 831 GWh | 3% | 30% | 23% | 2% | 427 g |
| Wed 10 Jul | 831 GWh | 3% | 30% | 23% | 1% | 437 g |
| Thu 11 Jul | 820 GWh | 2% | 30% | 24% | 2% | 427 g |
| Fri 12 Jul | 813 GWh | 1% | 30% | 23% | 2% | 438 g |
| Sat 13 Jul | 730 GWh | 1% | 22% | 26% | 2% | 442 g |
| Sun 14 Jul | 706 GWh | 2% | 21% | 28% | 2% | 437 g |
| Mon 15 Jul | 820 GWh | 3% | 27% | 24% | 2% | 440 g |
| Tue 16 Jul | 841 GWh | 2% | 26% | 24% | 2% | 457 g |
| Wed 17 Jul | 849 GWh | 2% | 27% | 23% | 2% | 461 g |
| Thu 18 Jul | 848 GWh | 3% | 28% | 23% | 2% | 449 g |
| Fri 19 Jul | 826 GWh | 3% | 28% | 22% | 2% | 449 g |
| Sat 20 Jul | 726 GWh | 4% | 22% | 26% | 1% | 432 g |
| Sun 21 Jul | 694 GWh | 4% | 20% | 27% | 1% | 427 g |
| Mon 22 Jul | 828 GWh | 2% | 29% | 23% | 1% | 446 g |
| Tue 23 Jul | 849 GWh | 2% | 31% | 23% | 1% | 454 g |
| Wed 24 Jul | 832 GWh | 2% | 32% | 24% | 1% | 431 g |
| Thu 25 Jul | 832 GWh | 2% | 33% | 23% | 1% | 438 g |
| Fri 26 Jul | 808 GWh | 2% | 29% | 23% | 1% | 467 g |
| Sat 27 Jul | 724 GWh | 2% | 24% | 25% | 1% | 462 g |
| Sun 28 Jul | 683 GWh | 7% | 20% | 27% | 1% | 404 g |
| Mon 29 Jul | 785 GWh | 7% | 24% | 24% | 1% | 431 g |
| Tue 30 Jul | 800 GWh | 6% | 25% | 24% | 1% | 439 g |
| Wed 31 Jul | 808 GWh | 4% | 26% | 24% | 1% | 453 g |