UK electricity in February 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2014.
In February 2014, coal made 38% of Britain's electricity, then gas (21%). Renewables made 14%, against 7% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 453 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 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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February 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 10.1 TWh | 37.9% |
| Gas | 5,492 GWh | 20.6% |
| Nuclear | 4,759 GWh | 17.8% |
| Wind | 3,091 GWh | 11.6% |
| Imports | 1,929 GWh | 7.2% |
| Hydro | 492 GWh | 1.8% |
| Other | 430 GWh | 1.6% |
| Pumped storage | 235 GWh | 0.9% |
| Solar | 141 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 13.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 31.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day149.3 GWh of windSat, 8 February 2014
- Highest wind share17.7%Sun, 23 February 2014
- Sunniest day9.9 GWh of solarSun, 16 February 2014
- Cleanest day387 g/kWh averageSun, 23 February 2014
- Dirtiest day512 g/kWh averageTue, 18 February 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Feb | 897 GWh | 16% | 15% | 19% | 1% | 423 g |
| Sun 2 Feb | 861 GWh | 16% | 16% | 21% | 1% | 402 g |
| Mon 3 Feb | 989 GWh | 14% | 22% | 18% | 0% | 433 g |
| Tue 4 Feb | 1,001 GWh | 11% | 21% | 18% | 1% | 456 g |
| Wed 5 Feb | 1,004 GWh | 14% | 21% | 18% | 0% | 427 g |
| Thu 6 Feb | 1,015 GWh | 9% | 23% | 18% | 0% | 462 g |
| Fri 7 Feb | 991 GWh | 9% | 21% | 19% | 1% | 478 g |
| Sat 8 Feb | 881 GWh | 17% | 13% | 19% | 1% | 421 g |
| Sun 9 Feb | 866 GWh | 17% | 14% | 20% | 0% | 416 g |
| Mon 10 Feb | 1,009 GWh | 4% | 27% | 17% | 0% | 497 g |
| Tue 11 Feb | 1,017 GWh | 11% | 24% | 16% | 0% | 458 g |
| Wed 12 Feb | 1,033 GWh | 12% | 23% | 17% | 0% | 463 g |
| Thu 13 Feb | 1,012 GWh | 14% | 19% | 17% | 1% | 457 g |
| Fri 14 Feb | 1,019 GWh | 11% | 22% | 16% | 0% | 487 g |
| Sat 15 Feb | 892 GWh | 14% | 16% | 18% | 1% | 459 g |
| Sun 16 Feb | 873 GWh | 9% | 21% | 18% | 1% | 469 g |
| Mon 17 Feb | 999 GWh | 7% | 26% | 15% | 0% | 506 g |
| Tue 18 Feb | 995 GWh | 5% | 27% | 16% | 0% | 512 g |
| Wed 19 Feb | 986 GWh | 5% | 24% | 17% | 0% | 507 g |
| Thu 20 Feb | 951 GWh | 14% | 17% | 19% | 1% | 437 g |
| Fri 21 Feb | 934 GWh | 15% | 15% | 19% | 1% | 432 g |
| Sat 22 Feb | 848 GWh | 16% | 11% | 21% | 1% | 412 g |
| Sun 23 Feb | 823 GWh | 18% | 12% | 21% | 0% | 387 g |
| Mon 24 Feb | 946 GWh | 11% | 23% | 19% | 1% | 438 g |
| Tue 25 Feb | 952 GWh | 15% | 19% | 18% | 1% | 425 g |
| Wed 26 Feb | 959 GWh | 11% | 22% | 15% | 1% | 464 g |
| Thu 27 Feb | 970 GWh | 10% | 24% | 15% | 1% | 466 g |
| Fri 28 Feb | 981 GWh | 4% | 29% | 17% | 0% | 491 g |