UK electricity in August 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2014.
In August 2014, gas made 37% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (21%). Renewables made 12%, against 6% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 329 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,514 GWh | 36.7% |
| Nuclear | 4,861 GWh | 21.0% |
| Coal | 4,037 GWh | 17.4% |
| Imports | 2,120 GWh | 9.1% |
| Wind | 2,119 GWh | 9.1% |
| Other | 614 GWh | 2.6% |
| Solar | 488 GWh | 2.1% |
| Hydro | 237 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 194 GWh | 0.8% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 12.3% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 33.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day132.0 GWh of windSun, 17 August 2014
- Highest wind share20.4%Sun, 17 August 2014
- Sunniest day21.8 GWh of solarSun, 3 August 2014
- Cleanest day241 g/kWh averageMon, 11 August 2014
- Dirtiest day387 g/kWh averageWed, 20 August 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Aug | 782 GWh | 2% | 42% | 23% | 2% | 341 g |
| Sat 2 Aug | 697 GWh | 7% | 40% | 26% | 2% | 294 g |
| Sun 3 Aug | 655 GWh | 11% | 33% | 27% | 3% | 264 g |
| Mon 4 Aug | 765 GWh | 6% | 41% | 24% | 3% | 312 g |
| Tue 5 Aug | 784 GWh | 3% | 44% | 23% | 2% | 333 g |
| Wed 6 Aug | 795 GWh | 5% | 42% | 23% | 2% | 331 g |
| Thu 7 Aug | 792 GWh | 3% | 42% | 23% | 3% | 333 g |
| Fri 8 Aug | 783 GWh | 4% | 44% | 23% | 2% | 327 g |
| Sat 9 Aug | 684 GWh | 10% | 36% | 27% | 3% | 259 g |
| Sun 10 Aug | 671 GWh | 12% | 33% | 28% | 2% | 263 g |
| Mon 11 Aug | 741 GWh | 18% | 33% | 24% | 3% | 241 g |
| Tue 12 Aug | 765 GWh | 16% | 34% | 21% | 2% | 285 g |
| Wed 13 Aug | 779 GWh | 12% | 37% | 18% | 2% | 322 g |
| Thu 14 Aug | 803 GWh | 5% | 44% | 17% | 2% | 368 g |
| Fri 15 Aug | 781 GWh | 5% | 43% | 18% | 2% | 357 g |
| Sat 16 Aug | 677 GWh | 15% | 31% | 21% | 2% | 301 g |
| Sun 17 Aug | 646 GWh | 20% | 26% | 23% | 3% | 251 g |
| Mon 18 Aug | 774 GWh | 13% | 37% | 20% | 2% | 308 g |
| Tue 19 Aug | 794 GWh | 9% | 36% | 19% | 2% | 358 g |
| Wed 20 Aug | 800 GWh | 4% | 39% | 19% | 2% | 387 g |
| Thu 21 Aug | 792 GWh | 9% | 37% | 19% | 2% | 354 g |
| Fri 22 Aug | 781 GWh | 6% | 39% | 18% | 2% | 363 g |
| Sat 23 Aug | 698 GWh | 6% | 36% | 20% | 2% | 353 g |
| Sun 24 Aug | 676 GWh | 3% | 37% | 20% | 2% | 375 g |
| Mon 25 Aug | 710 GWh | 12% | 33% | 19% | 1% | 355 g |
| Tue 26 Aug | 782 GWh | 12% | 35% | 18% | 1% | 352 g |
| Wed 27 Aug | 798 GWh | 8% | 36% | 17% | 2% | 383 g |
| Thu 28 Aug | 798 GWh | 11% | 36% | 17% | 2% | 360 g |
| Fri 29 Aug | 780 GWh | 17% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 350 g |
| Sat 30 Aug | 708 GWh | 15% | 28% | 19% | 2% | 336 g |
| Sun 31 Aug | 695 GWh | 7% | 31% | 20% | 3% | 382 g |