UK electricity in January 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in January 2014.
In January 2014, coal made 39% of Britain's electricity, then gas (21%). Renewables made 12%, against 8% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 464 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, January 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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January 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 11.7 TWh | 39.2% |
| Gas | 6,132 GWh | 20.5% |
| Nuclear | 5,688 GWh | 19.0% |
| Wind | 2,846 GWh | 9.5% |
| Imports | 2,094 GWh | 7.0% |
| Hydro | 537 GWh | 1.8% |
| Other | 525 GWh | 1.8% |
| Pumped storage | 286 GWh | 1.0% |
| Solar | 76.2 GWh | 0.3% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 11.6% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 30.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day151.0 GWh of windFri, 3 January 2014
- Highest wind share16.2%Fri, 3 January 2014
- Sunniest day5.4 GWh of solarSat, 11 January 2014
- Cleanest day396 g/kWh averageWed, 1 January 2014
- Dirtiest day509 g/kWh averageMon, 20 January 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jan | 806 GWh | 16% | 10% | 24% | 0% | 396 g |
| Thu 2 Jan | 908 GWh | 13% | 15% | 22% | 0% | 415 g |
| Fri 3 Jan | 933 GWh | 16% | 14% | 21% | 0% | 400 g |
| Sat 4 Jan | 896 GWh | 9% | 17% | 22% | 0% | 441 g |
| Sun 5 Jan | 882 GWh | 12% | 14% | 22% | 0% | 448 g |
| Mon 6 Jan | 961 GWh | 16% | 17% | 20% | 0% | 411 g |
| Tue 7 Jan | 978 GWh | 15% | 18% | 19% | 0% | 419 g |
| Wed 8 Jan | 957 GWh | 10% | 17% | 19% | 0% | 464 g |
| Thu 9 Jan | 996 GWh | 10% | 17% | 18% | 0% | 479 g |
| Fri 10 Jan | 995 GWh | 7% | 24% | 17% | 0% | 498 g |
| Sat 11 Jan | 906 GWh | 7% | 20% | 18% | 1% | 502 g |
| Sun 12 Jan | 906 GWh | 9% | 18% | 18% | 0% | 496 g |
| Mon 13 Jan | 1,004 GWh | 7% | 27% | 17% | 0% | 480 g |
| Tue 14 Jan | 1,028 GWh | 4% | 26% | 17% | 0% | 504 g |
| Wed 15 Jan | 1,006 GWh | 10% | 23% | 17% | 0% | 473 g |
| Thu 16 Jan | 1,010 GWh | 8% | 23% | 17% | 0% | 493 g |
| Fri 17 Jan | 994 GWh | 7% | 24% | 18% | 0% | 496 g |
| Sat 18 Jan | 897 GWh | 10% | 14% | 20% | 0% | 489 g |
| Sun 19 Jan | 876 GWh | 5% | 20% | 20% | 1% | 489 g |
| Mon 20 Jan | 1,014 GWh | 2% | 29% | 18% | 0% | 509 g |
| Tue 21 Jan | 1,025 GWh | 8% | 25% | 18% | 0% | 478 g |
| Wed 22 Jan | 1,009 GWh | 8% | 24% | 18% | 0% | 483 g |
| Thu 23 Jan | 1,011 GWh | 8% | 19% | 19% | 0% | 489 g |
| Fri 24 Jan | 1,011 GWh | 7% | 22% | 19% | 0% | 483 g |
| Sat 25 Jan | 887 GWh | 14% | 16% | 21% | 0% | 426 g |
| Sun 26 Jan | 888 GWh | 14% | 16% | 21% | 0% | 421 g |
| Mon 27 Jan | 1,003 GWh | 11% | 22% | 19% | 0% | 441 g |
| Tue 28 Jan | 1,011 GWh | 9% | 23% | 19% | 0% | 460 g |
| Wed 29 Jan | 1,027 GWh | 11% | 23% | 19% | 0% | 459 g |
| Thu 30 Jan | 1,044 GWh | 4% | 30% | 18% | 0% | 486 g |
| Fri 31 Jan | 1,019 GWh | 11% | 22% | 17% | 0% | 469 g |