UK electricity in August 2015
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2015.
In August 2015, gas made 32% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (22%). Renewables made 13%, against 12% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 317 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2015 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 7,293 GWh | 31.9% |
| Nuclear | 5,098 GWh | 22.3% |
| Coal | 3,956 GWh | 17.3% |
| Imports | 2,140 GWh | 9.4% |
| Wind | 2,018 GWh | 8.8% |
| Other | 1,133 GWh | 5.0% |
| Solar | 798 GWh | 3.5% |
| Hydro | 220 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 201 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 13.3% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 35.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day140.6 GWh of windTue, 4 August 2015
- Highest wind share19.1%Tue, 4 August 2015
- Sunniest day42.1 GWh of solarSat, 8 August 2015
- Cleanest day237 g/kWh averageSun, 23 August 2015
- Dirtiest day378 g/kWh averageMon, 17 August 2015
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Aug | 664 GWh | 8% | 26% | 25% | 5% | 302 g |
| Sun 2 Aug | 649 GWh | 8% | 26% | 25% | 6% | 298 g |
| Mon 3 Aug | 740 GWh | 16% | 26% | 22% | 4% | 266 g |
| Tue 4 Aug | 737 GWh | 19% | 26% | 21% | 4% | 254 g |
| Wed 5 Aug | 763 GWh | 12% | 33% | 21% | 3% | 302 g |
| Thu 6 Aug | 763 GWh | 7% | 35% | 21% | 4% | 343 g |
| Fri 7 Aug | 759 GWh | 2% | 38% | 21% | 4% | 364 g |
| Sat 8 Aug | 676 GWh | 8% | 28% | 24% | 6% | 324 g |
| Sun 9 Aug | 662 GWh | 11% | 24% | 25% | 5% | 300 g |
| Mon 10 Aug | 767 GWh | 10% | 32% | 21% | 3% | 334 g |
| Tue 11 Aug | 781 GWh | 3% | 38% | 20% | 3% | 366 g |
| Wed 12 Aug | 788 GWh | 4% | 35% | 20% | 4% | 374 g |
| Thu 13 Aug | 793 GWh | 6% | 35% | 20% | 2% | 360 g |
| Fri 14 Aug | 779 GWh | 4% | 38% | 21% | 1% | 358 g |
| Sat 15 Aug | 681 GWh | 5% | 32% | 24% | 5% | 308 g |
| Sun 16 Aug | 670 GWh | 1% | 31% | 24% | 4% | 351 g |
| Mon 17 Aug | 772 GWh | 2% | 37% | 20% | 4% | 378 g |
| Tue 18 Aug | 774 GWh | 7% | 37% | 20% | 2% | 346 g |
| Wed 19 Aug | 789 GWh | 9% | 35% | 19% | 3% | 339 g |
| Thu 20 Aug | 794 GWh | 9% | 35% | 19% | 2% | 348 g |
| Fri 21 Aug | 778 GWh | 13% | 35% | 20% | 3% | 296 g |
| Sat 22 Aug | 706 GWh | 6% | 32% | 23% | 5% | 322 g |
| Sun 23 Aug | 675 GWh | 18% | 25% | 25% | 4% | 237 g |
| Mon 24 Aug | 785 GWh | 6% | 36% | 23% | 2% | 337 g |
| Tue 25 Aug | 774 GWh | 11% | 31% | 23% | 2% | 303 g |
| Wed 26 Aug | 769 GWh | 15% | 28% | 23% | 3% | 270 g |
| Thu 27 Aug | 767 GWh | 15% | 27% | 23% | 4% | 274 g |
| Fri 28 Aug | 749 GWh | 13% | 28% | 24% | 5% | 271 g |
| Sat 29 Aug | 686 GWh | 12% | 27% | 26% | 4% | 267 g |
| Sun 30 Aug | 665 GWh | 6% | 33% | 27% | 2% | 299 g |
| Mon 31 Aug | 704 GWh | 6% | 34% | 25% | 1% | 323 g |