UK electricity in June 2016
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2016.
In June 2016, gas made 44% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (24%). Renewables made 12%, against 14% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 261 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2016 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,950 GWh | 44.0% |
| Nuclear | 5,385 GWh | 23.8% |
| Imports | 1,959 GWh | 8.7% |
| Coal | 1,402 GWh | 6.2% |
| Wind | 1,362 GWh | 6.0% |
| Solar | 1,161 GWh | 5.1% |
| Other | 1,079 GWh | 4.8% |
| Pumped storage | 220 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 95.7 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 11.6% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 35.4% |
Standout days
- Windiest day108.4 GWh of windWed, 1 June 2016
- Highest wind share14.1%Wed, 1 June 2016
- Sunniest day65.0 GWh of solarMon, 6 June 2016
- Cleanest day210 g/kWh averageSun, 19 June 2016
- Dirtiest day306 g/kWh averageFri, 10 June 2016
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jun | 768 GWh | 14% | 39% | 24% | 2% | 230 g |
| Thu 2 Jun | 776 GWh | 13% | 36% | 24% | 5% | 232 g |
| Fri 3 Jun | 773 GWh | 6% | 42% | 24% | 5% | 263 g |
| Sat 4 Jun | 691 GWh | 5% | 40% | 27% | 5% | 252 g |
| Sun 5 Jun | 670 GWh | 6% | 35% | 27% | 9% | 226 g |
| Mon 6 Jun | 778 GWh | 2% | 42% | 23% | 8% | 277 g |
| Tue 7 Jun | 798 GWh | 2% | 45% | 22% | 6% | 296 g |
| Wed 8 Jun | 802 GWh | 2% | 46% | 22% | 7% | 285 g |
| Thu 9 Jun | 790 GWh | 2% | 47% | 22% | 7% | 282 g |
| Fri 10 Jun | 785 GWh | 2% | 48% | 20% | 4% | 306 g |
| Sat 11 Jun | 701 GWh | 3% | 48% | 24% | 4% | 268 g |
| Sun 12 Jun | 686 GWh | 4% | 46% | 24% | 4% | 258 g |
| Mon 13 Jun | 786 GWh | 4% | 49% | 22% | 3% | 300 g |
| Tue 14 Jun | 794 GWh | 6% | 49% | 22% | 4% | 280 g |
| Wed 15 Jun | 796 GWh | 6% | 50% | 22% | 5% | 273 g |
| Thu 16 Jun | 790 GWh | 5% | 51% | 20% | 5% | 281 g |
| Fri 17 Jun | 769 GWh | 6% | 48% | 22% | 4% | 283 g |
| Sat 18 Jun | 690 GWh | 6% | 43% | 26% | 5% | 238 g |
| Sun 19 Jun | 666 GWh | 9% | 36% | 30% | 5% | 210 g |
| Mon 20 Jun | 764 GWh | 11% | 39% | 27% | 5% | 227 g |
| Tue 21 Jun | 778 GWh | 6% | 43% | 26% | 6% | 249 g |
| Wed 22 Jun | 787 GWh | 6% | 43% | 26% | 4% | 269 g |
| Thu 23 Jun | 793 GWh | 3% | 43% | 26% | 4% | 289 g |
| Fri 24 Jun | 762 GWh | 4% | 41% | 27% | 6% | 253 g |
| Sat 25 Jun | 681 GWh | 4% | 43% | 28% | 6% | 230 g |
| Sun 26 Jun | 663 GWh | 7% | 41% | 26% | 6% | 224 g |
| Mon 27 Jun | 754 GWh | 12% | 42% | 22% | 7% | 232 g |
| Tue 28 Jun | 787 GWh | 6% | 48% | 21% | 5% | 292 g |
| Wed 29 Jun | 768 GWh | 10% | 47% | 21% | 3% | 261 g |
| Thu 30 Jun | 771 GWh | 9% | 45% | 21% | 5% | 261 g |