UK electricity in February 2015
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2015.
In February 2015, coal made 34% of Britain's electricity, then gas (24%). Renewables made 12%, against 14% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 432 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2015
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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February 2015 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 9,222 GWh | 33.8% |
| Gas | 6,673 GWh | 24.5% |
| Nuclear | 5,474 GWh | 20.1% |
| Wind | 2,603 GWh | 9.5% |
| Imports | 1,745 GWh | 6.4% |
| Other | 693 GWh | 2.5% |
| Hydro | 394 GWh | 1.4% |
| Solar | 246 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 223 GWh | 0.8% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 11.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 32.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day186.2 GWh of windMon, 23 February 2015
- Highest wind share19.0%Mon, 23 February 2015
- Sunniest day19.7 GWh of solarFri, 27 February 2015
- Cleanest day374 g/kWh averageSat, 28 February 2015
- Dirtiest day471 g/kWh averageTue, 10 February 2015
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Feb | 914 GWh | 16% | 15% | 21% | 1% | 391 g |
| Mon 2 Feb | 1,058 GWh | 5% | 29% | 19% | 1% | 468 g |
| Tue 3 Feb | 1,081 GWh | 6% | 30% | 18% | 1% | 464 g |
| Wed 4 Feb | 1,050 GWh | 6% | 31% | 19% | 1% | 457 g |
| Thu 5 Feb | 1,058 GWh | 5% | 34% | 19% | 0% | 445 g |
| Fri 6 Feb | 1,038 GWh | 5% | 34% | 19% | 1% | 440 g |
| Sat 7 Feb | 945 GWh | 6% | 30% | 21% | 1% | 438 g |
| Sun 8 Feb | 879 GWh | 9% | 23% | 23% | 2% | 420 g |
| Mon 9 Feb | 1,018 GWh | 7% | 34% | 20% | 1% | 427 g |
| Tue 10 Feb | 1,036 GWh | 2% | 34% | 20% | 0% | 471 g |
| Wed 11 Feb | 1,039 GWh | 3% | 32% | 20% | 0% | 470 g |
| Thu 12 Feb | 1,025 GWh | 3% | 30% | 20% | 0% | 468 g |
| Fri 13 Feb | 995 GWh | 12% | 22% | 21% | 0% | 420 g |
| Sat 14 Feb | 894 GWh | 6% | 18% | 23% | 1% | 466 g |
| Sun 15 Feb | 877 GWh | 9% | 16% | 22% | 1% | 446 g |
| Mon 16 Feb | 984 GWh | 8% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 455 g |
| Tue 17 Feb | 988 GWh | 12% | 20% | 19% | 2% | 423 g |
| Wed 18 Feb | 968 GWh | 15% | 20% | 20% | 2% | 411 g |
| Thu 19 Feb | 976 GWh | 14% | 18% | 20% | 0% | 421 g |
| Fri 20 Feb | 969 GWh | 7% | 24% | 20% | 1% | 453 g |
| Sat 21 Feb | 882 GWh | 9% | 21% | 22% | 2% | 433 g |
| Sun 22 Feb | 882 GWh | 14% | 19% | 21% | 1% | 415 g |
| Mon 23 Feb | 978 GWh | 19% | 19% | 19% | 1% | 380 g |
| Tue 24 Feb | 992 GWh | 18% | 18% | 19% | 2% | 390 g |
| Wed 25 Feb | 987 GWh | 7% | 25% | 19% | 1% | 453 g |
| Thu 26 Feb | 961 GWh | 16% | 18% | 20% | 1% | 389 g |
| Fri 27 Feb | 957 GWh | 13% | 22% | 20% | 2% | 395 g |
| Sat 28 Feb | 844 GWh | 19% | 13% | 22% | 1% | 374 g |