UK electricity in April 2017
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2017.
In April 2017, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (22%). Renewables made 20%, against 15% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 213 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 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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April 2017 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,879 GWh | 42.1% |
| Nuclear | 5,043 GWh | 21.5% |
| Wind | 3,154 GWh | 13.5% |
| Imports | 2,089 GWh | 8.9% |
| Solar | 1,303 GWh | 5.6% |
| Other | 1,186 GWh | 5.1% |
| Coal | 395 GWh | 1.7% |
| Pumped storage | 211 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 181 GWh | 0.8% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 19.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 41.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day209.8 GWh of windSun, 30 April 2017
- Highest wind share30.1%Sun, 30 April 2017
- Sunniest day64.4 GWh of solarSat, 8 April 2017
- Cleanest day126 g/kWh averageSun, 30 April 2017
- Dirtiest day266 g/kWh averageFri, 28 April 2017
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Apr | 746 GWh | 10% | 39% | 24% | 5% | 211 g |
| Sun 2 Apr | 722 GWh | 7% | 39% | 25% | 7% | 212 g |
| Mon 3 Apr | 823 GWh | 16% | 38% | 22% | 6% | 203 g |
| Tue 4 Apr | 840 GWh | 15% | 43% | 20% | 4% | 230 g |
| Wed 5 Apr | 828 GWh | 14% | 40% | 20% | 6% | 224 g |
| Thu 6 Apr | 832 GWh | 9% | 46% | 20% | 6% | 242 g |
| Fri 7 Apr | 811 GWh | 5% | 50% | 21% | 6% | 254 g |
| Sat 8 Apr | 720 GWh | 6% | 47% | 22% | 9% | 236 g |
| Sun 9 Apr | 684 GWh | 18% | 34% | 23% | 9% | 183 g |
| Mon 10 Apr | 790 GWh | 16% | 41% | 20% | 5% | 210 g |
| Tue 11 Apr | 801 GWh | 19% | 35% | 21% | 7% | 199 g |
| Wed 12 Apr | 801 GWh | 25% | 33% | 21% | 5% | 184 g |
| Thu 13 Apr | 814 GWh | 14% | 44% | 20% | 4% | 228 g |
| Fri 14 Apr | 743 GWh | 13% | 46% | 23% | 3% | 212 g |
| Sat 15 Apr | 696 GWh | 25% | 29% | 26% | 7% | 143 g |
| Sun 16 Apr | 685 GWh | 12% | 40% | 26% | 5% | 197 g |
| Mon 17 Apr | 726 GWh | 8% | 46% | 25% | 5% | 219 g |
| Tue 18 Apr | 816 GWh | 9% | 45% | 21% | 7% | 222 g |
| Wed 19 Apr | 826 GWh | 5% | 52% | 20% | 6% | 246 g |
| Thu 20 Apr | 823 GWh | 10% | 51% | 19% | 4% | 235 g |
| Fri 21 Apr | 803 GWh | 15% | 47% | 20% | 3% | 219 g |
| Sat 22 Apr | 729 GWh | 7% | 45% | 23% | 7% | 221 g |
| Sun 23 Apr | 705 GWh | 10% | 41% | 23% | 7% | 206 g |
| Mon 24 Apr | 815 GWh | 20% | 39% | 20% | 4% | 197 g |
| Tue 25 Apr | 852 GWh | 23% | 34% | 19% | 6% | 184 g |
| Wed 26 Apr | 870 GWh | 12% | 46% | 18% | 6% | 239 g |
| Thu 27 Apr | 874 GWh | 14% | 48% | 19% | 4% | 238 g |
| Fri 28 Apr | 835 GWh | 4% | 54% | 20% | 4% | 266 g |
| Sat 29 Apr | 735 GWh | 13% | 43% | 23% | 5% | 206 g |
| Sun 30 Apr | 696 GWh | 30% | 24% | 25% | 6% | 126 g |