UK electricity in June 2015
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2015.
In June 2015, gas made 31% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (23%). Renewables made 14%, against 7% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 325 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2015 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 7,128 GWh | 31.1% |
| Nuclear | 5,178 GWh | 22.6% |
| Coal | 4,409 GWh | 19.2% |
| Imports | 2,055 GWh | 9.0% |
| Wind | 1,925 GWh | 8.4% |
| Solar | 1,051 GWh | 4.6% |
| Other | 696 GWh | 3.0% |
| Hydro | 266 GWh | 1.2% |
| Pumped storage | 199 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 14.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 36.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day172.7 GWh of windTue, 2 June 2015
- Highest wind share21.7%Sat, 6 June 2015
- Sunniest day49.1 GWh of solarSun, 7 June 2015
- Cleanest day220 g/kWh averageSat, 6 June 2015
- Dirtiest day375 g/kWh averageThu, 4 June 2015
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jun | 783 GWh | 19% | 26% | 22% | 3% | 276 g |
| Tue 2 Jun | 804 GWh | 21% | 25% | 20% | 3% | 269 g |
| Wed 3 Jun | 806 GWh | 10% | 30% | 20% | 5% | 330 g |
| Thu 4 Jun | 808 GWh | 4% | 33% | 20% | 6% | 375 g |
| Fri 5 Jun | 781 GWh | 12% | 28% | 21% | 4% | 334 g |
| Sat 6 Jun | 671 GWh | 22% | 20% | 24% | 7% | 220 g |
| Sun 7 Jun | 669 GWh | 12% | 25% | 25% | 7% | 279 g |
| Mon 8 Jun | 782 GWh | 5% | 34% | 22% | 5% | 359 g |
| Tue 9 Jun | 804 GWh | 7% | 34% | 22% | 4% | 338 g |
| Wed 10 Jun | 799 GWh | 6% | 34% | 22% | 5% | 339 g |
| Thu 11 Jun | 796 GWh | 6% | 33% | 21% | 6% | 337 g |
| Fri 12 Jun | 790 GWh | 4% | 36% | 22% | 4% | 350 g |
| Sat 13 Jun | 714 GWh | 6% | 34% | 26% | 2% | 316 g |
| Sun 14 Jun | 689 GWh | 5% | 33% | 28% | 3% | 305 g |
| Mon 15 Jun | 788 GWh | 3% | 38% | 24% | 5% | 323 g |
| Tue 16 Jun | 778 GWh | 5% | 35% | 23% | 5% | 334 g |
| Wed 17 Jun | 798 GWh | 15% | 29% | 22% | 3% | 302 g |
| Thu 18 Jun | 788 GWh | 12% | 29% | 21% | 5% | 314 g |
| Fri 19 Jun | 774 GWh | 7% | 32% | 21% | 4% | 345 g |
| Sat 20 Jun | 702 GWh | 3% | 32% | 24% | 3% | 369 g |
| Sun 21 Jun | 657 GWh | 11% | 22% | 26% | 5% | 305 g |
| Mon 22 Jun | 778 GWh | 10% | 31% | 23% | 4% | 321 g |
| Tue 23 Jun | 797 GWh | 4% | 34% | 22% | 4% | 350 g |
| Wed 24 Jun | 796 GWh | 3% | 36% | 22% | 5% | 358 g |
| Thu 25 Jun | 804 GWh | 3% | 37% | 21% | 5% | 364 g |
| Fri 26 Jun | 786 GWh | 8% | 32% | 22% | 3% | 347 g |
| Sat 27 Jun | 690 GWh | 7% | 28% | 25% | 6% | 312 g |
| Sun 28 Jun | 669 GWh | 13% | 22% | 26% | 3% | 298 g |
| Mon 29 Jun | 791 GWh | 4% | 34% | 22% | 5% | 353 g |
| Tue 30 Jun | 813 GWh | 8% | 31% | 22% | 6% | 333 g |