UK electricity in July 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2014.
In July 2014, gas made 40% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (23%). Renewables made 8%, against 5% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 337 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 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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July 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,623 GWh | 40.0% |
| Nuclear | 5,448 GWh | 22.7% |
| Coal | 4,015 GWh | 16.7% |
| Imports | 2,135 GWh | 8.9% |
| Wind | 1,259 GWh | 5.2% |
| Other | 668 GWh | 2.8% |
| Solar | 592 GWh | 2.5% |
| Pumped storage | 212 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 81.5 GWh | 0.3% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 8.0% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 30.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day92.9 GWh of windFri, 4 July 2014
- Highest wind share11.7%Fri, 4 July 2014
- Sunniest day23.1 GWh of solarTue, 22 July 2014
- Cleanest day302 g/kWh averageSun, 27 July 2014
- Dirtiest day384 g/kWh averageTue, 1 July 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Jul | 790 GWh | 1% | 40% | 22% | 3% | 384 g |
| Wed 2 Jul | 798 GWh | 7% | 37% | 22% | 3% | 350 g |
| Thu 3 Jul | 803 GWh | 9% | 37% | 20% | 3% | 352 g |
| Fri 4 Jul | 793 GWh | 12% | 34% | 20% | 2% | 334 g |
| Sat 5 Jul | 713 GWh | 7% | 38% | 21% | 2% | 335 g |
| Sun 6 Jul | 686 GWh | 4% | 41% | 21% | 3% | 348 g |
| Mon 7 Jul | 794 GWh | 3% | 45% | 18% | 2% | 361 g |
| Tue 8 Jul | 817 GWh | 2% | 47% | 19% | 2% | 373 g |
| Wed 9 Jul | 793 GWh | 10% | 38% | 20% | 3% | 321 g |
| Thu 10 Jul | 806 GWh | 8% | 42% | 20% | 2% | 328 g |
| Fri 11 Jul | 795 GWh | 3% | 45% | 20% | 2% | 362 g |
| Sat 12 Jul | 717 GWh | 3% | 42% | 22% | 3% | 352 g |
| Sun 13 Jul | 679 GWh | 5% | 38% | 23% | 2% | 343 g |
| Mon 14 Jul | 781 GWh | 8% | 40% | 20% | 2% | 339 g |
| Tue 15 Jul | 806 GWh | 5% | 44% | 19% | 2% | 356 g |
| Wed 16 Jul | 808 GWh | 6% | 44% | 20% | 2% | 336 g |
| Thu 17 Jul | 821 GWh | 3% | 45% | 21% | 3% | 344 g |
| Fri 18 Jul | 795 GWh | 10% | 36% | 23% | 2% | 317 g |
| Sat 19 Jul | 734 GWh | 5% | 37% | 26% | 2% | 329 g |
| Sun 20 Jul | 705 GWh | 2% | 40% | 27% | 2% | 321 g |
| Mon 21 Jul | 810 GWh | 2% | 43% | 24% | 3% | 341 g |
| Tue 22 Jul | 824 GWh | 4% | 42% | 24% | 3% | 332 g |
| Wed 23 Jul | 814 GWh | 5% | 41% | 24% | 3% | 324 g |
| Thu 24 Jul | 816 GWh | 4% | 41% | 24% | 3% | 324 g |
| Fri 25 Jul | 803 GWh | 2% | 41% | 25% | 3% | 333 g |
| Sat 26 Jul | 717 GWh | 3% | 41% | 24% | 3% | 324 g |
| Sun 27 Jul | 680 GWh | 4% | 38% | 28% | 3% | 302 g |
| Mon 28 Jul | 785 GWh | 4% | 39% | 27% | 2% | 320 g |
| Tue 29 Jul | 783 GWh | 7% | 34% | 27% | 3% | 318 g |
| Wed 30 Jul | 780 GWh | 8% | 32% | 27% | 3% | 304 g |
| Thu 31 Jul | 789 GWh | 4% | 38% | 26% | 2% | 325 g |