UK electricity in April 2015
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2015.
In April 2015, coal made 29% of Britain's electricity, then gas (24%). Renewables made 13%, against 10% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 390 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 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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April 2015 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 7,125 GWh | 29.1% |
| Gas | 5,984 GWh | 24.4% |
| Nuclear | 5,263 GWh | 21.5% |
| Imports | 2,080 GWh | 8.5% |
| Wind | 1,831 GWh | 7.5% |
| Solar | 965 GWh | 3.9% |
| Other | 723 GWh | 2.9% |
| Hydro | 325 GWh | 1.3% |
| Pumped storage | 200 GWh | 0.8% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 12.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 34.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day164.6 GWh of windWed, 1 April 2015
- Highest wind share19.6%Sat, 11 April 2015
- Sunniest day46.2 GWh of solarTue, 21 April 2015
- Cleanest day273 g/kWh averageSat, 11 April 2015
- Dirtiest day476 g/kWh averageFri, 3 April 2015
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Apr | 912 GWh | 18% | 22% | 18% | 3% | 379 g |
| Thu 2 Apr | 907 GWh | 5% | 28% | 18% | 3% | 468 g |
| Fri 3 Apr | 825 GWh | 6% | 21% | 20% | 1% | 476 g |
| Sat 4 Apr | 785 GWh | 4% | 21% | 22% | 2% | 438 g |
| Sun 5 Apr | 747 GWh | 1% | 19% | 24% | 3% | 454 g |
| Mon 6 Apr | 760 GWh | 3% | 21% | 24% | 4% | 416 g |
| Tue 7 Apr | 850 GWh | 3% | 27% | 21% | 4% | 418 g |
| Wed 8 Apr | 855 GWh | 2% | 27% | 21% | 4% | 438 g |
| Thu 9 Apr | 846 GWh | 4% | 25% | 20% | 4% | 435 g |
| Fri 10 Apr | 818 GWh | 9% | 22% | 21% | 4% | 396 g |
| Sat 11 Apr | 728 GWh | 20% | 16% | 24% | 5% | 273 g |
| Sun 12 Apr | 738 GWh | 15% | 18% | 24% | 4% | 311 g |
| Mon 13 Apr | 857 GWh | 8% | 27% | 19% | 3% | 401 g |
| Tue 14 Apr | 842 GWh | 15% | 20% | 19% | 5% | 357 g |
| Wed 15 Apr | 844 GWh | 9% | 26% | 19% | 4% | 380 g |
| Thu 16 Apr | 851 GWh | 3% | 29% | 19% | 4% | 425 g |
| Fri 17 Apr | 830 GWh | 7% | 25% | 20% | 4% | 407 g |
| Sat 18 Apr | 740 GWh | 7% | 21% | 23% | 6% | 364 g |
| Sun 19 Apr | 742 GWh | 6% | 24% | 24% | 3% | 376 g |
| Mon 20 Apr | 849 GWh | 3% | 32% | 21% | 5% | 394 g |
| Tue 21 Apr | 842 GWh | 4% | 28% | 21% | 5% | 401 g |
| Wed 22 Apr | 839 GWh | 3% | 29% | 22% | 5% | 398 g |
| Thu 23 Apr | 841 GWh | 1% | 30% | 22% | 5% | 406 g |
| Fri 24 Apr | 821 GWh | 5% | 28% | 23% | 3% | 389 g |
| Sat 25 Apr | 732 GWh | 12% | 19% | 26% | 3% | 341 g |
| Sun 26 Apr | 727 GWh | 8% | 19% | 26% | 4% | 375 g |
| Mon 27 Apr | 841 GWh | 7% | 27% | 22% | 4% | 365 g |
| Tue 28 Apr | 839 GWh | 14% | 23% | 22% | 5% | 323 g |
| Wed 29 Apr | 844 GWh | 13% | 25% | 22% | 4% | 335 g |
| Thu 30 Apr | 846 GWh | 9% | 28% | 21% | 4% | 367 g |