UK electricity in December 2013
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in December 2013.
In December 2013, coal made 38% of Britain's electricity, then gas (21%). Renewables made 13%, against 8% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 449 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, December 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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December 2013 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 10.9 TWh | 37.6% |
| Gas | 6,178 GWh | 21.3% |
| Nuclear | 6,022 GWh | 20.8% |
| Wind | 3,134 GWh | 10.8% |
| Imports | 1,422 GWh | 4.9% |
| Other | 515 GWh | 1.8% |
| Hydro | 494 GWh | 1.7% |
| Pumped storage | 277 GWh | 1.0% |
| Solar | 63.0 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 12.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 33.5% |
Standout days
- Windiest day148.6 GWh of windSat, 21 December 2013
- Highest wind share17.2%Sat, 21 December 2013
- Sunniest day4.8 GWh of solarSun, 29 December 2013
- Cleanest day380 g/kWh averageSun, 22 December 2013
- Dirtiest day516 g/kWh averageTue, 3 December 2013
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Dec | 893 GWh | 3% | 23% | 22% | 0% | 488 g |
| Mon 2 Dec | 1,009 GWh | 4% | 32% | 20% | 0% | 488 g |
| Tue 3 Dec | 1,033 GWh | 4% | 32% | 18% | 0% | 516 g |
| Wed 4 Dec | 1,041 GWh | 9% | 27% | 18% | 0% | 497 g |
| Thu 5 Dec | 1,044 GWh | 12% | 28% | 18% | 0% | 473 g |
| Fri 6 Dec | 1,038 GWh | 7% | 31% | 18% | 0% | 489 g |
| Sat 7 Dec | 906 GWh | 9% | 19% | 20% | 0% | 508 g |
| Sun 8 Dec | 863 GWh | 15% | 15% | 22% | 0% | 448 g |
| Mon 9 Dec | 1,010 GWh | 9% | 28% | 19% | 0% | 473 g |
| Tue 10 Dec | 1,035 GWh | 9% | 32% | 19% | 0% | 468 g |
| Wed 11 Dec | 1,045 GWh | 7% | 32% | 18% | 0% | 475 g |
| Thu 12 Dec | 1,054 GWh | 8% | 32% | 18% | 0% | 474 g |
| Fri 13 Dec | 1,000 GWh | 11% | 27% | 19% | 0% | 473 g |
| Sat 14 Dec | 882 GWh | 14% | 16% | 22% | 0% | 444 g |
| Sun 15 Dec | 859 GWh | 14% | 13% | 23% | 0% | 426 g |
| Mon 16 Dec | 982 GWh | 12% | 21% | 20% | 0% | 442 g |
| Tue 17 Dec | 1,005 GWh | 8% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 485 g |
| Wed 18 Dec | 993 GWh | 13% | 20% | 19% | 0% | 451 g |
| Thu 19 Dec | 998 GWh | 11% | 23% | 19% | 0% | 441 g |
| Fri 20 Dec | 967 GWh | 14% | 18% | 19% | 0% | 439 g |
| Sat 21 Dec | 863 GWh | 17% | 15% | 22% | 0% | 386 g |
| Sun 22 Dec | 848 GWh | 17% | 13% | 23% | 0% | 380 g |
| Mon 23 Dec | 934 GWh | 14% | 18% | 22% | 0% | 417 g |
| Tue 24 Dec | 866 GWh | 14% | 14% | 23% | 0% | 405 g |
| Wed 25 Dec | 788 GWh | 12% | 10% | 26% | 0% | 415 g |
| Thu 26 Dec | 788 GWh | 7% | 11% | 26% | 0% | 449 g |
| Fri 27 Dec | 844 GWh | 15% | 12% | 24% | 0% | 397 g |
| Sat 28 Dec | 850 GWh | 13% | 13% | 23% | 0% | 418 g |
| Sun 29 Dec | 837 GWh | 11% | 13% | 24% | 1% | 431 g |
| Mon 30 Dec | 875 GWh | 13% | 15% | 23% | 0% | 408 g |
| Tue 31 Dec | 862 GWh | 14% | 13% | 23% | 0% | 408 g |