UK electricity in February 2017
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2017.
In February 2017, gas made 36% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (21%). Renewables made 19%, against 15% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 293 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2017
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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February 2017 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,399 GWh | 36.1% |
| Nuclear | 5,415 GWh | 20.8% |
| Wind | 3,992 GWh | 15.3% |
| Coal | 3,485 GWh | 13.4% |
| Other | 1,393 GWh | 5.3% |
| Imports | 1,300 GWh | 5.0% |
| Hydro | 461 GWh | 1.8% |
| Solar | 370 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 231 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 18.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 39.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day228.3 GWh of windThu, 2 February 2017
- Highest wind share26.1%Sun, 26 February 2017
- Sunniest day29.7 GWh of solarFri, 24 February 2017
- Cleanest day190 g/kWh averageSun, 26 February 2017
- Dirtiest day392 g/kWh averageSun, 5 February 2017
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Feb | 972 GWh | 14% | 38% | 18% | 1% | 353 g |
| Thu 2 Feb | 928 GWh | 25% | 27% | 19% | 1% | 280 g |
| Fri 3 Feb | 932 GWh | 21% | 28% | 19% | 1% | 301 g |
| Sat 4 Feb | 878 GWh | 14% | 29% | 20% | 3% | 336 g |
| Sun 5 Feb | 880 GWh | 5% | 35% | 21% | 1% | 392 g |
| Mon 6 Feb | 1,007 GWh | 12% | 36% | 18% | 1% | 375 g |
| Tue 7 Feb | 992 GWh | 8% | 38% | 19% | 2% | 386 g |
| Wed 8 Feb | 1,022 GWh | 8% | 42% | 19% | 1% | 382 g |
| Thu 9 Feb | 1,049 GWh | 10% | 43% | 19% | 0% | 358 g |
| Fri 10 Feb | 1,036 GWh | 7% | 44% | 20% | 1% | 374 g |
| Sat 11 Feb | 942 GWh | 16% | 37% | 21% | 0% | 304 g |
| Sun 12 Feb | 899 GWh | 23% | 30% | 22% | 0% | 251 g |
| Mon 13 Feb | 969 GWh | 23% | 31% | 21% | 3% | 241 g |
| Tue 14 Feb | 993 GWh | 16% | 41% | 20% | 2% | 288 g |
| Wed 15 Feb | 967 GWh | 10% | 46% | 21% | 1% | 312 g |
| Thu 16 Feb | 944 GWh | 18% | 38% | 21% | 2% | 268 g |
| Fri 17 Feb | 922 GWh | 7% | 43% | 22% | 2% | 318 g |
| Sat 18 Feb | 835 GWh | 17% | 33% | 24% | 2% | 251 g |
| Sun 19 Feb | 804 GWh | 16% | 31% | 26% | 2% | 242 g |
| Mon 20 Feb | 902 GWh | 22% | 32% | 22% | 2% | 248 g |
| Tue 21 Feb | 898 GWh | 20% | 32% | 22% | 1% | 252 g |
| Wed 22 Feb | 912 GWh | 21% | 33% | 21% | 1% | 238 g |
| Thu 23 Feb | 919 GWh | 19% | 33% | 21% | 2% | 247 g |
| Fri 24 Feb | 923 GWh | 12% | 41% | 21% | 3% | 279 g |
| Sat 25 Feb | 828 GWh | 23% | 33% | 22% | 1% | 212 g |
| Sun 26 Feb | 799 GWh | 26% | 27% | 23% | 1% | 190 g |
| Mon 27 Feb | 933 GWh | 13% | 42% | 20% | 1% | 264 g |
| Tue 28 Feb | 960 GWh | 11% | 44% | 20% | 3% | 269 g |