UK electricity in September 2016
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in September 2016.
In September 2016, gas made 44% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (25%). Renewables made 16%, against 11% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 237 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, September 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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September 2016 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,977 GWh | 43.9% |
| Nuclear | 5,734 GWh | 25.3% |
| Wind | 2,513 GWh | 11.1% |
| Imports | 1,186 GWh | 5.2% |
| Coal | 1,000 GWh | 4.4% |
| Other | 945 GWh | 4.2% |
| Solar | 873 GWh | 3.8% |
| Hydro | 256 GWh | 1.1% |
| Pumped storage | 223 GWh | 1.0% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 16.0% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 41.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day166.2 GWh of windThu, 29 September 2016
- Highest wind share24.3%Sat, 24 September 2016
- Sunniest day49.8 GWh of solarSun, 11 September 2016
- Cleanest day166 g/kWh averageSat, 24 September 2016
- Dirtiest day322 g/kWh averageMon, 19 September 2016
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Sept | 779 GWh | 10% | 46% | 26% | 6% | 231 g |
| Fri 2 Sept | 754 GWh | 10% | 49% | 27% | 3% | 235 g |
| Sat 3 Sept | 665 GWh | 9% | 42% | 31% | 3% | 211 g |
| Sun 4 Sept | 657 GWh | 10% | 37% | 32% | 4% | 179 g |
| Mon 5 Sept | 772 GWh | 8% | 48% | 27% | 2% | 242 g |
| Tue 6 Sept | 803 GWh | 9% | 48% | 26% | 3% | 242 g |
| Wed 7 Sept | 813 GWh | 5% | 48% | 24% | 4% | 260 g |
| Thu 8 Sept | 781 GWh | 15% | 42% | 25% | 6% | 200 g |
| Fri 9 Sept | 766 GWh | 19% | 42% | 25% | 3% | 201 g |
| Sat 10 Sept | 688 GWh | 12% | 41% | 29% | 2% | 198 g |
| Sun 11 Sept | 654 GWh | 14% | 34% | 31% | 8% | 175 g |
| Mon 12 Sept | 775 GWh | 15% | 41% | 26% | 4% | 216 g |
| Tue 13 Sept | 826 GWh | 6% | 42% | 24% | 4% | 277 g |
| Wed 14 Sept | 821 GWh | 7% | 43% | 24% | 5% | 275 g |
| Thu 15 Sept | 807 GWh | 3% | 44% | 23% | 4% | 310 g |
| Fri 16 Sept | 767 GWh | 12% | 46% | 22% | 3% | 254 g |
| Sat 17 Sept | 687 GWh | 10% | 46% | 24% | 4% | 237 g |
| Sun 18 Sept | 686 GWh | 6% | 47% | 24% | 5% | 253 g |
| Mon 19 Sept | 786 GWh | 4% | 52% | 21% | 2% | 322 g |
| Tue 20 Sept | 799 GWh | 2% | 53% | 22% | 3% | 320 g |
| Wed 21 Sept | 805 GWh | 8% | 52% | 23% | 3% | 271 g |
| Thu 22 Sept | 794 GWh | 7% | 50% | 24% | 5% | 256 g |
| Fri 23 Sept | 763 GWh | 13% | 46% | 25% | 6% | 218 g |
| Sat 24 Sept | 671 GWh | 24% | 29% | 27% | 4% | 166 g |
| Sun 25 Sept | 672 GWh | 20% | 31% | 28% | 5% | 176 g |
| Mon 26 Sept | 790 GWh | 7% | 48% | 24% | 2% | 279 g |
| Tue 27 Sept | 789 GWh | 18% | 42% | 24% | 2% | 226 g |
| Wed 28 Sept | 786 GWh | 19% | 40% | 24% | 4% | 206 g |
| Thu 29 Sept | 778 GWh | 21% | 38% | 24% | 4% | 203 g |
| Fri 30 Sept | 779 GWh | 11% | 44% | 22% | 5% | 262 g |