UK electricity in August 2016
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2016.
In August 2016, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (26%). Renewables made 16%, against 13% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 213 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2016 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,467 GWh | 42.3% |
| Nuclear | 5,860 GWh | 26.2% |
| Wind | 2,157 GWh | 9.6% |
| Imports | 1,865 GWh | 8.3% |
| Solar | 1,297 GWh | 5.8% |
| Other | 751 GWh | 3.4% |
| Coal | 514 GWh | 2.3% |
| Hydro | 238 GWh | 1.1% |
| Pumped storage | 232 GWh | 1.0% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 16.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 42.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day136.2 GWh of windSun, 7 August 2016
- Highest wind share22.4%Sun, 7 August 2016
- Sunniest day61.1 GWh of solarMon, 15 August 2016
- Cleanest day135 g/kWh averageSun, 7 August 2016
- Dirtiest day280 g/kWh averageThu, 25 August 2016
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Aug | 743 GWh | 4% | 50% | 24% | 4% | 255 g |
| Tue 2 Aug | 763 GWh | 8% | 48% | 22% | 2% | 259 g |
| Wed 3 Aug | 724 GWh | 16% | 38% | 23% | 6% | 197 g |
| Thu 4 Aug | 729 GWh | 15% | 41% | 23% | 6% | 204 g |
| Fri 5 Aug | 735 GWh | 4% | 50% | 23% | 7% | 243 g |
| Sat 6 Aug | 653 GWh | 10% | 37% | 27% | 9% | 193 g |
| Sun 7 Aug | 609 GWh | 22% | 24% | 30% | 9% | 135 g |
| Mon 8 Aug | 711 GWh | 18% | 35% | 26% | 6% | 170 g |
| Tue 9 Aug | 735 GWh | 11% | 41% | 26% | 7% | 205 g |
| Wed 10 Aug | 751 GWh | 6% | 46% | 25% | 5% | 230 g |
| Thu 11 Aug | 732 GWh | 17% | 37% | 25% | 5% | 185 g |
| Fri 12 Aug | 715 GWh | 18% | 33% | 26% | 8% | 168 g |
| Sat 13 Aug | 663 GWh | 14% | 32% | 28% | 6% | 172 g |
| Sun 14 Aug | 660 GWh | 4% | 41% | 29% | 5% | 217 g |
| Mon 15 Aug | 754 GWh | 4% | 45% | 25% | 8% | 229 g |
| Tue 16 Aug | 760 GWh | 6% | 45% | 25% | 7% | 219 g |
| Wed 17 Aug | 767 GWh | 5% | 46% | 25% | 7% | 229 g |
| Thu 18 Aug | 771 GWh | 4% | 48% | 25% | 6% | 239 g |
| Fri 19 Aug | 738 GWh | 13% | 43% | 26% | 2% | 217 g |
| Sat 20 Aug | 628 GWh | 21% | 30% | 31% | 5% | 165 g |
| Sun 21 Aug | 630 GWh | 17% | 31% | 31% | 5% | 175 g |
| Mon 22 Aug | 753 GWh | 12% | 43% | 26% | 4% | 211 g |
| Tue 23 Aug | 786 GWh | 4% | 48% | 26% | 7% | 243 g |
| Wed 24 Aug | 793 GWh | 3% | 49% | 26% | 6% | 253 g |
| Thu 25 Aug | 803 GWh | 3% | 52% | 25% | 3% | 280 g |
| Fri 26 Aug | 754 GWh | 8% | 49% | 26% | 8% | 229 g |
| Sat 27 Aug | 673 GWh | 6% | 43% | 29% | 4% | 219 g |
| Sun 28 Aug | 649 GWh | 6% | 41% | 30% | 4% | 212 g |
| Mon 29 Aug | 676 GWh | 5% | 46% | 29% | 8% | 225 g |
| Tue 30 Aug | 760 GWh | 9% | 45% | 26% | 7% | 218 g |
| Wed 31 Aug | 764 GWh | 11% | 44% | 27% | 5% | 220 g |