UK electricity in December 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in December 2014.
In December 2014, coal made 33% of Britain's electricity, then gas (22%). Renewables made 15%, against 13% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 412 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, December 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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December 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 9,561 GWh | 33.0% |
| Gas | 6,438 GWh | 22.2% |
| Nuclear | 5,677 GWh | 19.6% |
| Wind | 3,716 GWh | 12.8% |
| Imports | 2,023 GWh | 7.0% |
| Other | 671 GWh | 2.3% |
| Hydro | 454 GWh | 1.6% |
| Pumped storage | 275 GWh | 0.9% |
| Solar | 140 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 14.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 34.5% |
Standout days
- Windiest day198.2 GWh of windWed, 10 December 2014
- Highest wind share20.1%Sun, 21 December 2014
- Sunniest day8.7 GWh of solarSun, 28 December 2014
- Cleanest day339 g/kWh averageWed, 24 December 2014
- Dirtiest day476 g/kWh averageWed, 3 December 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Dec | 970 GWh | 5% | 34% | 16% | 0% | 472 g |
| Tue 2 Dec | 981 GWh | 10% | 31% | 16% | 0% | 448 g |
| Wed 3 Dec | 1,012 GWh | 6% | 33% | 16% | 1% | 476 g |
| Thu 4 Dec | 1,039 GWh | 3% | 37% | 17% | 0% | 473 g |
| Fri 5 Dec | 1,001 GWh | 8% | 30% | 18% | 0% | 463 g |
| Sat 6 Dec | 919 GWh | 11% | 24% | 19% | 1% | 429 g |
| Sun 7 Dec | 880 GWh | 20% | 17% | 21% | 0% | 364 g |
| Mon 8 Dec | 1,019 GWh | 13% | 26% | 18% | 1% | 415 g |
| Tue 9 Dec | 1,034 GWh | 16% | 29% | 17% | 0% | 411 g |
| Wed 10 Dec | 1,018 GWh | 19% | 22% | 18% | 1% | 371 g |
| Thu 11 Dec | 1,005 GWh | 18% | 19% | 19% | 0% | 396 g |
| Fri 12 Dec | 1,015 GWh | 12% | 23% | 18% | 0% | 440 g |
| Sat 13 Dec | 936 GWh | 9% | 23% | 20% | 1% | 445 g |
| Sun 14 Dec | 904 GWh | 19% | 18% | 21% | 0% | 375 g |
| Mon 15 Dec | 1,006 GWh | 12% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 422 g |
| Tue 16 Dec | 991 GWh | 11% | 21% | 19% | 1% | 433 g |
| Wed 17 Dec | 978 GWh | 15% | 21% | 19% | 0% | 401 g |
| Thu 18 Dec | 950 GWh | 19% | 18% | 20% | 0% | 375 g |
| Fri 19 Dec | 939 GWh | 20% | 16% | 20% | 1% | 371 g |
| Sat 20 Dec | 870 GWh | 18% | 14% | 22% | 1% | 362 g |
| Sun 21 Dec | 837 GWh | 20% | 13% | 23% | 0% | 341 g |
| Mon 22 Dec | 907 GWh | 19% | 16% | 21% | 0% | 345 g |
| Tue 23 Dec | 898 GWh | 15% | 19% | 22% | 0% | 362 g |
| Wed 24 Dec | 849 GWh | 20% | 14% | 23% | 1% | 339 g |
| Thu 25 Dec | 773 GWh | 10% | 13% | 24% | 1% | 403 g |
| Fri 26 Dec | 792 GWh | 5% | 17% | 23% | 0% | 461 g |
| Sat 27 Dec | 839 GWh | 10% | 19% | 21% | 0% | 424 g |
| Sun 28 Dec | 851 GWh | 6% | 20% | 21% | 1% | 467 g |
| Mon 29 Dec | 931 GWh | 6% | 26% | 19% | 1% | 462 g |
| Tue 30 Dec | 928 GWh | 9% | 25% | 20% | 1% | 434 g |
| Wed 31 Dec | 888 GWh | 16% | 17% | 22% | 1% | 392 g |