UK electricity in 2014
How Great Britain made its electricity in 2014, from 365 days of half-hourly data.
In 2014, coal made 31% of Britain's electricity, ahead of gas (28%). Renewables made 11% (up from 8% in 2013), and the average carbon intensity was 419 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day in 2014
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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2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 96.7 TWh | 31.2% |
| Gas | 86.6 TWh | 28.0% |
| Nuclear | 59.8 TWh | 19.3% |
| Wind | 25.4 TWh | 8.2% |
| Imports | 23.3 TWh | 7.5% |
| Other | 7,473 GWh | 2.4% |
| Hydro | 3,925 GWh | 1.3% |
| Solar | 3,913 GWh | 1.3% |
| Pumped storage | 2,800 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 10.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 30.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day198.2 GWh of windWed, 10 December 2014
- Highest wind share22.1%Sun, 19 October 2014
- Sunniest day24.1 GWh of solarSun, 18 May 2014
- Cleanest day241 g/kWh averageMon, 11 August 2014
- Dirtiest day524 g/kWh averageThu, 13 March 2014
- Busiest day1043.8 GWh in totalThu, 30 January 2014
Month by month
| Month | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2014 | 29.9 TWh | 10% | 21% | 19% | 0% | 464 g |
| February 2014 | 26.7 TWh | 12% | 21% | 18% | 1% | 453 g |
| March 2014 | 27.8 TWh | 8% | 23% | 18% | 1% | 474 g |
| April 2014 | 24.7 TWh | 7% | 21% | 21% | 2% | 446 g |
| May 2014 | 24.4 TWh | 5% | 28% | 22% | 2% | 410 g |
| June 2014 | 23.3 TWh | 4% | 37% | 24% | 2% | 359 g |
| July 2014 | 24.0 TWh | 5% | 40% | 23% | 2% | 337 g |
| August 2014 | 23.2 TWh | 9% | 37% | 21% | 2% | 329 g |
| September 2014 | 24.0 TWh | 4% | 32% | 18% | 2% | 450 g |
| October 2014 | 26.0 TWh | 11% | 30% | 15% | 1% | 435 g |
| November 2014 | 27.0 TWh | 9% | 29% | 14% | 0% | 462 g |
| December 2014 | 29.0 TWh | 13% | 22% | 20% | 0% | 412 g |