UK electricity in April 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2014.
In April 2014, coal made 37% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (21%). Renewables made 10%, against 9% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 446 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 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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April 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 9,057 GWh | 36.6% |
| Nuclear | 5,260 GWh | 21.3% |
| Gas | 5,122 GWh | 20.7% |
| Imports | 1,999 GWh | 8.1% |
| Wind | 1,644 GWh | 6.6% |
| Other | 678 GWh | 2.7% |
| Solar | 387 GWh | 1.6% |
| Hydro | 361 GWh | 1.5% |
| Pumped storage | 212 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 9.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 31.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day122.3 GWh of windSun, 6 April 2014
- Highest wind share16.4%Sun, 6 April 2014
- Sunniest day23.4 GWh of solarTue, 15 April 2014
- Cleanest day386 g/kWh averageSun, 6 April 2014
- Dirtiest day521 g/kWh averageTue, 1 April 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Apr | 891 GWh | 2% | 29% | 17% | 2% | 521 g |
| Wed 2 Apr | 886 GWh | 7% | 23% | 18% | 1% | 491 g |
| Thu 3 Apr | 897 GWh | 6% | 23% | 18% | 1% | 486 g |
| Fri 4 Apr | 882 GWh | 2% | 25% | 18% | 1% | 498 g |
| Sat 5 Apr | 784 GWh | 7% | 16% | 21% | 1% | 466 g |
| Sun 6 Apr | 746 GWh | 16% | 13% | 22% | 1% | 386 g |
| Mon 7 Apr | 877 GWh | 7% | 22% | 20% | 0% | 455 g |
| Tue 8 Apr | 872 GWh | 13% | 16% | 20% | 2% | 418 g |
| Wed 9 Apr | 878 GWh | 9% | 19% | 20% | 2% | 445 g |
| Thu 10 Apr | 847 GWh | 5% | 23% | 20% | 2% | 463 g |
| Fri 11 Apr | 855 GWh | 4% | 23% | 19% | 2% | 482 g |
| Sat 12 Apr | 757 GWh | 13% | 13% | 22% | 1% | 420 g |
| Sun 13 Apr | 729 GWh | 14% | 10% | 24% | 3% | 392 g |
| Mon 14 Apr | 839 GWh | 9% | 17% | 22% | 3% | 429 g |
| Tue 15 Apr | 855 GWh | 4% | 20% | 22% | 3% | 467 g |
| Wed 16 Apr | 845 GWh | 7% | 19% | 22% | 3% | 439 g |
| Thu 17 Apr | 833 GWh | 12% | 17% | 22% | 2% | 405 g |
| Fri 18 Apr | 765 GWh | 5% | 20% | 24% | 3% | 421 g |
| Sat 19 Apr | 737 GWh | 5% | 17% | 24% | 2% | 435 g |
| Sun 20 Apr | 720 GWh | 10% | 14% | 25% | 1% | 418 g |
| Mon 21 Apr | 732 GWh | 9% | 12% | 25% | 2% | 424 g |
| Tue 22 Apr | 844 GWh | 6% | 21% | 22% | 1% | 444 g |
| Wed 23 Apr | 853 GWh | 4% | 21% | 23% | 1% | 455 g |
| Thu 24 Apr | 856 GWh | 1% | 22% | 23% | 2% | 474 g |
| Fri 25 Apr | 859 GWh | 5% | 23% | 22% | 1% | 451 g |
| Sat 26 Apr | 755 GWh | 12% | 14% | 25% | 2% | 388 g |
| Sun 27 Apr | 748 GWh | 5% | 22% | 24% | 1% | 434 g |
| Mon 28 Apr | 860 GWh | 1% | 31% | 20% | 1% | 480 g |
| Tue 29 Apr | 863 GWh | 1% | 32% | 20% | 1% | 465 g |
| Wed 30 Apr | 857 GWh | 2% | 34% | 20% | 2% | 432 g |