UK electricity in May 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in May 2014.
In May 2014, coal made 30% of Britain's electricity, then gas (28%). Renewables made 8%, against 9% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 410 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, May 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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May 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 7,282 GWh | 29.8% |
| Gas | 6,885 GWh | 28.2% |
| Nuclear | 5,381 GWh | 22.0% |
| Imports | 2,013 GWh | 8.2% |
| Wind | 1,341 GWh | 5.5% |
| Other | 610 GWh | 2.5% |
| Solar | 479 GWh | 2.0% |
| Pumped storage | 218 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 212 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 8.3% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 30.4% |
Standout days
- Windiest day93.2 GWh of windFri, 9 May 2014
- Highest wind share11.7%Sun, 11 May 2014
- Sunniest day24.1 GWh of solarSun, 18 May 2014
- Cleanest day344 g/kWh averageSun, 18 May 2014
- Dirtiest day449 g/kWh averageTue, 13 May 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 May | 869 GWh | 6% | 31% | 19% | 1% | 425 g |
| Fri 2 May | 846 GWh | 6% | 31% | 20% | 1% | 417 g |
| Sat 3 May | 761 GWh | 3% | 25% | 23% | 3% | 430 g |
| Sun 4 May | 718 GWh | 4% | 22% | 25% | 3% | 425 g |
| Mon 5 May | 730 GWh | 8% | 22% | 24% | 2% | 395 g |
| Tue 6 May | 818 GWh | 8% | 26% | 21% | 2% | 396 g |
| Wed 7 May | 825 GWh | 11% | 25% | 21% | 2% | 385 g |
| Thu 8 May | 857 GWh | 7% | 30% | 20% | 1% | 408 g |
| Fri 9 May | 815 GWh | 11% | 23% | 20% | 2% | 396 g |
| Sat 10 May | 739 GWh | 11% | 20% | 21% | 2% | 405 g |
| Sun 11 May | 721 GWh | 12% | 18% | 23% | 2% | 384 g |
| Mon 12 May | 837 GWh | 3% | 32% | 20% | 2% | 428 g |
| Tue 13 May | 849 GWh | 2% | 34% | 19% | 2% | 449 g |
| Wed 14 May | 835 GWh | 2% | 37% | 19% | 3% | 427 g |
| Thu 15 May | 828 GWh | 3% | 38% | 19% | 2% | 408 g |
| Fri 16 May | 802 GWh | 5% | 33% | 21% | 3% | 408 g |
| Sat 17 May | 710 GWh | 6% | 27% | 25% | 3% | 375 g |
| Sun 18 May | 680 GWh | 8% | 25% | 26% | 4% | 344 g |
| Mon 19 May | 808 GWh | 4% | 32% | 22% | 3% | 401 g |
| Tue 20 May | 822 GWh | 5% | 31% | 21% | 2% | 421 g |
| Wed 21 May | 815 GWh | 3% | 32% | 22% | 3% | 425 g |
| Thu 22 May | 822 GWh | 7% | 29% | 21% | 1% | 413 g |
| Fri 23 May | 783 GWh | 8% | 28% | 22% | 1% | 397 g |
| Sat 24 May | 727 GWh | 7% | 22% | 24% | 1% | 408 g |
| Sun 25 May | 693 GWh | 5% | 19% | 26% | 3% | 416 g |
| Mon 26 May | 724 GWh | 4% | 22% | 26% | 2% | 430 g |
| Tue 27 May | 808 GWh | 3% | 30% | 23% | 1% | 427 g |
| Wed 28 May | 823 GWh | 4% | 31% | 22% | 1% | 424 g |
| Thu 29 May | 823 GWh | 4% | 31% | 22% | 1% | 421 g |
| Fri 30 May | 809 GWh | 2% | 32% | 23% | 1% | 423 g |
| Sat 31 May | 725 GWh | 1% | 30% | 26% | 2% | 403 g |