UK electricity in April 2016
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2016.
In April 2016, gas made 44% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (20%). Renewables made 15%, against 13% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 272 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 2016
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 2016 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 10.9 TWh | 43.8% |
| Nuclear | 4,988 GWh | 20.1% |
| Wind | 2,274 GWh | 9.1% |
| Imports | 1,959 GWh | 7.9% |
| Coal | 1,755 GWh | 7.1% |
| Other | 1,369 GWh | 5.5% |
| Solar | 1,155 GWh | 4.6% |
| Hydro | 249 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 229 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 14.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 34.9% |
Standout days
- Windiest day147.1 GWh of windTue, 26 April 2016
- Highest wind share17.6%Wed, 6 April 2016
- Sunniest day65.1 GWh of solarWed, 20 April 2016
- Cleanest day206 g/kWh averageSun, 10 April 2016
- Dirtiest day324 g/kWh averageTue, 19 April 2016
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Apr | 852 GWh | 14% | 39% | 22% | 3% | 241 g |
| Sat 2 Apr | 776 GWh | 7% | 40% | 24% | 5% | 251 g |
| Sun 3 Apr | 759 GWh | 6% | 41% | 24% | 4% | 249 g |
| Mon 4 Apr | 856 GWh | 5% | 45% | 23% | 3% | 282 g |
| Tue 5 Apr | 852 GWh | 8% | 42% | 23% | 5% | 259 g |
| Wed 6 Apr | 834 GWh | 18% | 32% | 23% | 4% | 223 g |
| Thu 7 Apr | 867 GWh | 12% | 39% | 23% | 3% | 244 g |
| Fri 8 Apr | 863 GWh | 4% | 48% | 22% | 4% | 268 g |
| Sat 9 Apr | 779 GWh | 7% | 43% | 25% | 4% | 228 g |
| Sun 10 Apr | 748 GWh | 10% | 36% | 27% | 6% | 206 g |
| Mon 11 Apr | 850 GWh | 16% | 37% | 24% | 3% | 211 g |
| Tue 12 Apr | 874 GWh | 8% | 45% | 21% | 4% | 268 g |
| Wed 13 Apr | 866 GWh | 5% | 45% | 21% | 5% | 291 g |
| Thu 14 Apr | 861 GWh | 3% | 48% | 20% | 4% | 299 g |
| Fri 15 Apr | 866 GWh | 5% | 50% | 19% | 2% | 304 g |
| Sat 16 Apr | 782 GWh | 11% | 42% | 19% | 4% | 258 g |
| Sun 17 Apr | 762 GWh | 10% | 38% | 20% | 7% | 259 g |
| Mon 18 Apr | 840 GWh | 16% | 43% | 17% | 3% | 268 g |
| Tue 19 Apr | 849 GWh | 4% | 49% | 17% | 6% | 324 g |
| Wed 20 Apr | 852 GWh | 4% | 49% | 17% | 8% | 316 g |
| Thu 21 Apr | 830 GWh | 7% | 49% | 17% | 5% | 303 g |
| Fri 22 Apr | 838 GWh | 7% | 52% | 17% | 3% | 314 g |
| Sat 23 Apr | 757 GWh | 9% | 44% | 18% | 6% | 282 g |
| Sun 24 Apr | 745 GWh | 9% | 45% | 19% | 5% | 286 g |
| Mon 25 Apr | 843 GWh | 15% | 45% | 17% | 4% | 276 g |
| Tue 26 Apr | 861 GWh | 17% | 40% | 17% | 6% | 255 g |
| Wed 27 Apr | 893 GWh | 7% | 47% | 17% | 5% | 321 g |
| Thu 28 Apr | 885 GWh | 8% | 49% | 17% | 5% | 320 g |
| Fri 29 Apr | 843 GWh | 16% | 42% | 18% | 6% | 267 g |
| Sat 30 Apr | 771 GWh | 6% | 47% | 20% | 7% | 285 g |