UK electricity in March 2017
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in March 2017.
In March 2017, gas made 40% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (21%). Renewables made 20%, against 12% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 238 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, March 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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March 2017 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 10.6 TWh | 39.7% |
| Nuclear | 5,542 GWh | 20.7% |
| Wind | 3,749 GWh | 14.0% |
| Imports | 2,165 GWh | 8.1% |
| Other | 1,500 GWh | 5.6% |
| Coal | 1,463 GWh | 5.5% |
| Solar | 856 GWh | 3.2% |
| Hydro | 619 GWh | 2.3% |
| Pumped storage | 241 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 19.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 40.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day209.9 GWh of windMon, 20 March 2017
- Highest wind share27.3%Sun, 19 March 2017
- Sunniest day57.0 GWh of solarSat, 25 March 2017
- Cleanest day172 g/kWh averageSun, 19 March 2017
- Dirtiest day281 g/kWh averageFri, 10 March 2017
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Mar | 958 GWh | 9% | 48% | 20% | 2% | 280 g |
| Thu 2 Mar | 925 GWh | 20% | 36% | 21% | 4% | 224 g |
| Fri 3 Mar | 942 GWh | 11% | 45% | 20% | 1% | 267 g |
| Sat 4 Mar | 834 GWh | 13% | 39% | 23% | 3% | 226 g |
| Sun 5 Mar | 824 GWh | 12% | 39% | 23% | 2% | 226 g |
| Mon 6 Mar | 932 GWh | 7% | 47% | 20% | 3% | 278 g |
| Tue 7 Mar | 917 GWh | 9% | 46% | 20% | 4% | 275 g |
| Wed 8 Mar | 924 GWh | 18% | 38% | 20% | 2% | 243 g |
| Thu 9 Mar | 904 GWh | 14% | 40% | 20% | 4% | 251 g |
| Fri 10 Mar | 893 GWh | 8% | 47% | 20% | 2% | 281 g |
| Sat 11 Mar | 793 GWh | 6% | 47% | 22% | 2% | 258 g |
| Sun 12 Mar | 780 GWh | 7% | 45% | 22% | 2% | 249 g |
| Mon 13 Mar | 873 GWh | 13% | 40% | 20% | 4% | 244 g |
| Tue 14 Mar | 864 GWh | 19% | 33% | 21% | 3% | 235 g |
| Wed 15 Mar | 874 GWh | 10% | 40% | 21% | 4% | 257 g |
| Thu 16 Mar | 871 GWh | 19% | 35% | 21% | 2% | 234 g |
| Fri 17 Mar | 857 GWh | 23% | 29% | 20% | 2% | 213 g |
| Sat 18 Mar | 776 GWh | 21% | 31% | 22% | 2% | 204 g |
| Sun 19 Mar | 765 GWh | 27% | 25% | 22% | 3% | 172 g |
| Mon 20 Mar | 864 GWh | 24% | 32% | 19% | 2% | 213 g |
| Tue 21 Mar | 917 GWh | 21% | 34% | 18% | 5% | 232 g |
| Wed 22 Mar | 921 GWh | 16% | 42% | 18% | 2% | 258 g |
| Thu 23 Mar | 905 GWh | 16% | 39% | 20% | 3% | 240 g |
| Fri 24 Mar | 889 GWh | 11% | 41% | 20% | 5% | 244 g |
| Sat 25 Mar | 787 GWh | 9% | 40% | 22% | 7% | 215 g |
| Sun 26 Mar | 721 GWh | 10% | 37% | 23% | 7% | 205 g |
| Mon 27 Mar | 869 GWh | 5% | 48% | 20% | 5% | 263 g |
| Tue 28 Mar | 880 GWh | 6% | 50% | 20% | 4% | 260 g |
| Wed 29 Mar | 859 GWh | 14% | 44% | 21% | 2% | 232 g |
| Thu 30 Mar | 832 GWh | 17% | 37% | 22% | 4% | 202 g |
| Fri 31 Mar | 821 GWh | 20% | 34% | 22% | 4% | 188 g |