UK electricity in March 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in March 2014.
In March 2014, coal made 39% of Britain's electricity, then gas (23%). Renewables made 11%, against 7% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 474 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, March 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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March 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 10.8 TWh | 38.7% |
| Gas | 6,388 GWh | 23.0% |
| Nuclear | 4,945 GWh | 17.8% |
| Wind | 2,257 GWh | 8.1% |
| Imports | 1,698 GWh | 6.1% |
| Other | 644 GWh | 2.3% |
| Hydro | 523 GWh | 1.9% |
| Solar | 296 GWh | 1.1% |
| Pumped storage | 259 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 11.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 28.9% |
Standout days
- Windiest day128.9 GWh of windThu, 20 March 2014
- Highest wind share15.6%Sat, 15 March 2014
- Sunniest day15.1 GWh of solarSun, 16 March 2014
- Cleanest day414 g/kWh averageSun, 16 March 2014
- Dirtiest day524 g/kWh averageThu, 13 March 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Mar | 884 GWh | 5% | 21% | 19% | 1% | 494 g |
| Sun 2 Mar | 856 GWh | 10% | 19% | 20% | 0% | 442 g |
| Mon 3 Mar | 975 GWh | 2% | 29% | 18% | 1% | 490 g |
| Tue 4 Mar | 983 GWh | 5% | 27% | 18% | 1% | 490 g |
| Wed 5 Mar | 975 GWh | 6% | 27% | 17% | 1% | 483 g |
| Thu 6 Mar | 957 GWh | 10% | 21% | 17% | 0% | 481 g |
| Fri 7 Mar | 922 GWh | 11% | 18% | 17% | 1% | 471 g |
| Sat 8 Mar | 818 GWh | 14% | 16% | 18% | 1% | 433 g |
| Sun 9 Mar | 801 GWh | 9% | 17% | 18% | 2% | 457 g |
| Mon 10 Mar | 922 GWh | 5% | 27% | 16% | 1% | 483 g |
| Tue 11 Mar | 948 GWh | 5% | 28% | 15% | 1% | 493 g |
| Wed 12 Mar | 952 GWh | 2% | 32% | 15% | 1% | 516 g |
| Thu 13 Mar | 949 GWh | 2% | 32% | 15% | 1% | 524 g |
| Fri 14 Mar | 916 GWh | 8% | 26% | 16% | 1% | 484 g |
| Sat 15 Mar | 803 GWh | 16% | 17% | 18% | 1% | 427 g |
| Sun 16 Mar | 774 GWh | 15% | 15% | 21% | 2% | 414 g |
| Mon 17 Mar | 886 GWh | 9% | 24% | 18% | 1% | 463 g |
| Tue 18 Mar | 900 GWh | 12% | 22% | 17% | 1% | 455 g |
| Wed 19 Mar | 891 GWh | 14% | 21% | 16% | 1% | 448 g |
| Thu 20 Mar | 900 GWh | 14% | 22% | 16% | 1% | 442 g |
| Fri 21 Mar | 895 GWh | 13% | 20% | 16% | 2% | 468 g |
| Sat 22 Mar | 830 GWh | 12% | 19% | 17% | 2% | 468 g |
| Sun 23 Mar | 822 GWh | 8% | 22% | 19% | 2% | 467 g |
| Mon 24 Mar | 928 GWh | 7% | 25% | 18% | 2% | 488 g |
| Tue 25 Mar | 956 GWh | 5% | 28% | 18% | 1% | 481 g |
| Wed 26 Mar | 966 GWh | 4% | 29% | 18% | 1% | 496 g |
| Thu 27 Mar | 964 GWh | 6% | 26% | 18% | 1% | 487 g |
| Fri 28 Mar | 942 GWh | 7% | 23% | 19% | 1% | 492 g |
| Sat 29 Mar | 814 GWh | 10% | 13% | 22% | 2% | 465 g |
| Sun 30 Mar | 751 GWh | 7% | 13% | 24% | 2% | 478 g |
| Mon 31 Mar | 883 GWh | 4% | 23% | 20% | 1% | 503 g |