UK electricity in December 2016
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in December 2016.
In December 2016, gas made 44% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (21%). Renewables made 15%, against 19% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 294 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, December 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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December 2016 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 12.5 TWh | 44.2% |
| Nuclear | 5,972 GWh | 21.1% |
| Wind | 3,526 GWh | 12.5% |
| Coal | 2,978 GWh | 10.5% |
| Other | 1,502 GWh | 5.3% |
| Imports | 934 GWh | 3.3% |
| Hydro | 378 GWh | 1.3% |
| Pumped storage | 261 GWh | 0.9% |
| Solar | 228 GWh | 0.8% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 14.6% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 35.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day222.6 GWh of windSat, 24 December 2016
- Highest wind share30.5%Sun, 25 December 2016
- Sunniest day17.9 GWh of solarSun, 4 December 2016
- Cleanest day168 g/kWh averageSun, 25 December 2016
- Dirtiest day376 g/kWh averageFri, 2 December 2016
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Dec | 1,025 GWh | 10% | 48% | 19% | 2% | 335 g |
| Fri 2 Dec | 997 GWh | 2% | 54% | 19% | 0% | 376 g |
| Sat 3 Dec | 894 GWh | 4% | 51% | 21% | 1% | 344 g |
| Sun 4 Dec | 876 GWh | 9% | 46% | 21% | 2% | 301 g |
| Mon 5 Dec | 1,028 GWh | 4% | 52% | 18% | 1% | 366 g |
| Tue 6 Dec | 1,027 GWh | 7% | 52% | 18% | 0% | 355 g |
| Wed 7 Dec | 956 GWh | 20% | 41% | 20% | 1% | 273 g |
| Thu 8 Dec | 949 GWh | 13% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 303 g |
| Fri 9 Dec | 918 GWh | 17% | 43% | 20% | 1% | 285 g |
| Sat 10 Dec | 843 GWh | 15% | 43% | 22% | 0% | 275 g |
| Sun 11 Dec | 834 GWh | 14% | 44% | 23% | 1% | 258 g |
| Mon 12 Dec | 999 GWh | 5% | 54% | 19% | 0% | 350 g |
| Tue 13 Dec | 980 GWh | 8% | 52% | 19% | 0% | 343 g |
| Wed 14 Dec | 966 GWh | 11% | 49% | 20% | 1% | 313 g |
| Thu 15 Dec | 976 GWh | 11% | 50% | 20% | 0% | 317 g |
| Fri 16 Dec | 954 GWh | 5% | 54% | 21% | 1% | 336 g |
| Sat 17 Dec | 863 GWh | 8% | 49% | 23% | 1% | 311 g |
| Sun 18 Dec | 842 GWh | 6% | 46% | 24% | 1% | 314 g |
| Mon 19 Dec | 984 GWh | 4% | 51% | 20% | 0% | 364 g |
| Tue 20 Dec | 994 GWh | 14% | 48% | 20% | 1% | 298 g |
| Wed 21 Dec | 959 GWh | 19% | 40% | 21% | 0% | 268 g |
| Thu 22 Dec | 944 GWh | 19% | 39% | 21% | 1% | 266 g |
| Fri 23 Dec | 879 GWh | 24% | 32% | 23% | 0% | 243 g |
| Sat 24 Dec | 794 GWh | 28% | 24% | 25% | 1% | 187 g |
| Sun 25 Dec | 715 GWh | 31% | 18% | 28% | 1% | 168 g |
| Mon 26 Dec | 746 GWh | 27% | 23% | 27% | 2% | 177 g |
| Tue 27 Dec | 833 GWh | 11% | 40% | 24% | 1% | 269 g |
| Wed 28 Dec | 893 GWh | 9% | 43% | 22% | 2% | 295 g |
| Thu 29 Dec | 901 GWh | 12% | 41% | 21% | 2% | 284 g |
| Fri 30 Dec | 886 GWh | 15% | 40% | 21% | 1% | 279 g |
| Sat 31 Dec | 809 GWh | 19% | 31% | 22% | 1% | 273 g |