UK electricity in June 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2014.
In June 2014, gas made 37% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (24%). Renewables made 7%, against 7% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 359 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,646 GWh | 37.1% |
| Nuclear | 5,663 GWh | 24.3% |
| Coal | 4,769 GWh | 20.5% |
| Imports | 1,767 GWh | 7.6% |
| Wind | 891 GWh | 3.8% |
| Other | 644 GWh | 2.8% |
| Solar | 551 GWh | 2.4% |
| Pumped storage | 210 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 140 GWh | 0.6% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 6.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 31.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day63.5 GWh of windSat, 7 June 2014
- Highest wind share8.8%Sat, 7 June 2014
- Sunniest day24.0 GWh of solarFri, 6 June 2014
- Cleanest day284 g/kWh averageSat, 7 June 2014
- Dirtiest day404 g/kWh averageTue, 3 June 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Jun | 692 GWh | 3% | 27% | 27% | 3% | 369 g |
| Mon 2 Jun | 810 GWh | 3% | 34% | 24% | 2% | 386 g |
| Tue 3 Jun | 832 GWh | 3% | 34% | 23% | 2% | 404 g |
| Wed 4 Jun | 831 GWh | 4% | 34% | 24% | 1% | 392 g |
| Thu 5 Jun | 814 GWh | 7% | 32% | 25% | 3% | 367 g |
| Fri 6 Jun | 798 GWh | 5% | 34% | 25% | 3% | 358 g |
| Sat 7 Jun | 718 GWh | 9% | 35% | 28% | 2% | 284 g |
| Sun 8 Jun | 687 GWh | 7% | 33% | 29% | 3% | 290 g |
| Mon 9 Jun | 813 GWh | 3% | 41% | 25% | 2% | 335 g |
| Tue 10 Jun | 813 GWh | 5% | 41% | 24% | 3% | 336 g |
| Wed 11 Jun | 815 GWh | 5% | 41% | 22% | 3% | 354 g |
| Thu 12 Jun | 821 GWh | 2% | 42% | 21% | 3% | 373 g |
| Fri 13 Jun | 810 GWh | 1% | 44% | 22% | 3% | 366 g |
| Sat 14 Jun | 721 GWh | 3% | 41% | 25% | 2% | 347 g |
| Sun 15 Jun | 691 GWh | 4% | 39% | 27% | 2% | 336 g |
| Mon 16 Jun | 794 GWh | 5% | 36% | 24% | 2% | 363 g |
| Tue 17 Jun | 809 GWh | 5% | 33% | 23% | 3% | 377 g |
| Wed 18 Jun | 818 GWh | 4% | 34% | 23% | 2% | 397 g |
| Thu 19 Jun | 804 GWh | 4% | 35% | 22% | 2% | 388 g |
| Fri 20 Jun | 787 GWh | 3% | 40% | 22% | 3% | 370 g |
| Sat 21 Jun | 699 GWh | 4% | 36% | 25% | 3% | 345 g |
| Sun 22 Jun | 684 GWh | 2% | 36% | 27% | 3% | 351 g |
| Mon 23 Jun | 802 GWh | 3% | 41% | 23% | 3% | 363 g |
| Tue 24 Jun | 820 GWh | 2% | 41% | 23% | 2% | 366 g |
| Wed 25 Jun | 809 GWh | 2% | 39% | 24% | 3% | 370 g |
| Thu 26 Jun | 808 GWh | 3% | 39% | 23% | 2% | 372 g |
| Fri 27 Jun | 797 GWh | 4% | 39% | 23% | 2% | 364 g |
| Sat 28 Jun | 715 GWh | 4% | 37% | 26% | 2% | 344 g |
| Sun 29 Jun | 677 GWh | 4% | 37% | 28% | 3% | 312 g |
| Mon 30 Jun | 795 GWh | 1% | 38% | 24% | 3% | 380 g |