UK electricity in August 2013
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2013.
In August 2013, coal made 36% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (27%). Renewables made 6%, against 5% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 438 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2013 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 8,641 GWh | 36.2% |
| Nuclear | 6,372 GWh | 26.7% |
| Gas | 5,229 GWh | 21.9% |
| Imports | 1,820 GWh | 7.6% |
| Wind | 1,143 GWh | 4.8% |
| Solar | 274 GWh | 1.1% |
| Pumped storage | 230 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 135 GWh | 0.6% |
| Other | 39.1 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 6.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 33.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day74.1 GWh of windSat, 17 August 2013
- Highest wind share10.6%Sat, 17 August 2013
- Sunniest day11.9 GWh of solarThu, 1 August 2013
- Cleanest day372 g/kWh averageSun, 18 August 2013
- Dirtiest day500 g/kWh averageWed, 28 August 2013
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Aug | 823 GWh | 6% | 27% | 22% | 1% | 447 g |
| Fri 2 Aug | 797 GWh | 8% | 21% | 25% | 1% | 430 g |
| Sat 3 Aug | 693 GWh | 11% | 16% | 29% | 2% | 373 g |
| Sun 4 Aug | 684 GWh | 6% | 16% | 30% | 1% | 404 g |
| Mon 5 Aug | 799 GWh | 5% | 25% | 26% | 1% | 433 g |
| Tue 6 Aug | 796 GWh | 2% | 27% | 27% | 1% | 439 g |
| Wed 7 Aug | 797 GWh | 2% | 25% | 28% | 1% | 450 g |
| Thu 8 Aug | 798 GWh | 2% | 25% | 27% | 1% | 453 g |
| Fri 9 Aug | 781 GWh | 6% | 21% | 27% | 1% | 432 g |
| Sat 10 Aug | 701 GWh | 3% | 21% | 31% | 1% | 404 g |
| Sun 11 Aug | 675 GWh | 7% | 15% | 32% | 1% | 383 g |
| Mon 12 Aug | 775 GWh | 6% | 18% | 29% | 1% | 408 g |
| Tue 13 Aug | 796 GWh | 3% | 23% | 28% | 1% | 422 g |
| Wed 14 Aug | 809 GWh | 3% | 24% | 28% | 1% | 437 g |
| Thu 15 Aug | 815 GWh | 7% | 20% | 27% | 1% | 424 g |
| Fri 16 Aug | 801 GWh | 5% | 21% | 27% | 1% | 427 g |
| Sat 17 Aug | 699 GWh | 11% | 13% | 31% | 1% | 381 g |
| Sun 18 Aug | 684 GWh | 9% | 14% | 33% | 2% | 372 g |
| Mon 19 Aug | 795 GWh | 5% | 22% | 28% | 1% | 430 g |
| Tue 20 Aug | 812 GWh | 3% | 25% | 28% | 1% | 442 g |
| Wed 21 Aug | 820 GWh | 4% | 22% | 27% | 1% | 444 g |
| Thu 22 Aug | 834 GWh | 1% | 26% | 26% | 1% | 464 g |
| Fri 23 Aug | 816 GWh | 4% | 24% | 23% | 1% | 473 g |
| Sat 24 Aug | 726 GWh | 2% | 21% | 26% | 1% | 476 g |
| Sun 25 Aug | 689 GWh | 3% | 16% | 27% | 1% | 486 g |
| Mon 26 Aug | 723 GWh | 2% | 19% | 25% | 2% | 491 g |
| Tue 27 Aug | 807 GWh | 2% | 27% | 22% | 1% | 490 g |
| Wed 28 Aug | 822 GWh | 2% | 29% | 21% | 1% | 500 g |
| Thu 29 Aug | 815 GWh | 3% | 28% | 21% | 1% | 486 g |
| Fri 30 Aug | 799 GWh | 7% | 23% | 23% | 1% | 463 g |
| Sat 31 Aug | 704 GWh | 10% | 17% | 27% | 2% | 417 g |