UK electricity in June 2017
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2017.
In June 2017, gas made 37% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (27%). Renewables made 22%, against 12% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 193 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2017 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,245 GWh | 37.2% |
| Nuclear | 5,877 GWh | 26.5% |
| Wind | 3,264 GWh | 14.7% |
| Imports | 1,698 GWh | 7.7% |
| Solar | 1,402 GWh | 6.3% |
| Other | 861 GWh | 3.9% |
| Coal | 431 GWh | 1.9% |
| Pumped storage | 217 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 145 GWh | 0.7% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 21.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 48.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day206.0 GWh of windTue, 6 June 2017
- Highest wind share27.6%Sun, 11 June 2017
- Sunniest day69.7 GWh of solarSun, 18 June 2017
- Cleanest day110 g/kWh averageSun, 11 June 2017
- Dirtiest day263 g/kWh averageMon, 26 June 2017
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jun | 757 GWh | 12% | 37% | 27% | 8% | 200 g |
| Fri 2 Jun | 754 GWh | 4% | 48% | 27% | 5% | 239 g |
| Sat 3 Jun | 663 GWh | 7% | 35% | 30% | 9% | 189 g |
| Sun 4 Jun | 646 GWh | 12% | 30% | 31% | 8% | 168 g |
| Mon 5 Jun | 756 GWh | 17% | 36% | 27% | 3% | 181 g |
| Tue 6 Jun | 766 GWh | 27% | 26% | 26% | 4% | 137 g |
| Wed 7 Jun | 773 GWh | 25% | 26% | 25% | 8% | 136 g |
| Thu 8 Jun | 765 GWh | 19% | 35% | 26% | 4% | 178 g |
| Fri 9 Jun | 753 GWh | 14% | 35% | 26% | 7% | 183 g |
| Sat 10 Jun | 666 GWh | 23% | 23% | 30% | 6% | 140 g |
| Sun 11 Jun | 643 GWh | 28% | 17% | 32% | 8% | 110 g |
| Mon 12 Jun | 744 GWh | 25% | 28% | 28% | 6% | 154 g |
| Tue 13 Jun | 772 GWh | 8% | 42% | 26% | 7% | 215 g |
| Wed 14 Jun | 774 GWh | 9% | 41% | 26% | 9% | 201 g |
| Thu 15 Jun | 756 GWh | 19% | 30% | 27% | 8% | 155 g |
| Fri 16 Jun | 753 GWh | 17% | 38% | 26% | 7% | 172 g |
| Sat 17 Jun | 677 GWh | 12% | 36% | 28% | 10% | 181 g |
| Sun 18 Jun | 666 GWh | 6% | 38% | 29% | 10% | 200 g |
| Mon 19 Jun | 796 GWh | 4% | 48% | 24% | 8% | 254 g |
| Tue 20 Jun | 808 GWh | 6% | 49% | 24% | 8% | 248 g |
| Wed 21 Jun | 818 GWh | 11% | 47% | 24% | 7% | 231 g |
| Thu 22 Jun | 787 GWh | 12% | 48% | 24% | 4% | 235 g |
| Fri 23 Jun | 742 GWh | 23% | 36% | 25% | 5% | 178 g |
| Sat 24 Jun | 660 GWh | 22% | 31% | 28% | 6% | 164 g |
| Sun 25 Jun | 645 GWh | 19% | 33% | 29% | 6% | 174 g |
| Mon 26 Jun | 749 GWh | 4% | 49% | 25% | 7% | 263 g |
| Tue 27 Jun | 769 GWh | 14% | 45% | 25% | 3% | 234 g |
| Wed 28 Jun | 772 GWh | 17% | 41% | 25% | 2% | 219 g |
| Thu 29 Jun | 762 GWh | 18% | 38% | 25% | 2% | 216 g |
| Fri 30 Jun | 752 GWh | 12% | 41% | 25% | 4% | 229 g |