UK electricity in August 2017
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2017.
In August 2017, gas made 36% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (26%). Renewables made 19%, against 16% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 199 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2017 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,078 GWh | 36.2% |
| Nuclear | 5,872 GWh | 26.3% |
| Wind | 2,714 GWh | 12.2% |
| Imports | 2,107 GWh | 9.4% |
| Other | 1,352 GWh | 6.1% |
| Solar | 1,270 GWh | 5.7% |
| Coal | 473 GWh | 2.1% |
| Hydro | 256 GWh | 1.1% |
| Pumped storage | 179 GWh | 0.8% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 19.0% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 45.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day184.1 GWh of windSat, 19 August 2017
- Highest wind share28.2%Sat, 19 August 2017
- Sunniest day56.4 GWh of solarTue, 15 August 2017
- Cleanest day129 g/kWh averageSat, 19 August 2017
- Dirtiest day257 g/kWh averageThu, 31 August 2017
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Aug | 741 GWh | 11% | 37% | 26% | 7% | 202 g |
| Wed 2 Aug | 742 GWh | 17% | 36% | 26% | 3% | 195 g |
| Thu 3 Aug | 727 GWh | 23% | 28% | 25% | 5% | 155 g |
| Fri 4 Aug | 728 GWh | 22% | 28% | 24% | 6% | 163 g |
| Sat 5 Aug | 653 GWh | 11% | 34% | 28% | 8% | 186 g |
| Sun 6 Aug | 631 GWh | 13% | 28% | 31% | 7% | 168 g |
| Mon 7 Aug | 732 GWh | 9% | 39% | 27% | 5% | 204 g |
| Tue 8 Aug | 743 GWh | 5% | 44% | 27% | 3% | 230 g |
| Wed 9 Aug | 741 GWh | 16% | 35% | 26% | 3% | 195 g |
| Thu 10 Aug | 743 GWh | 12% | 39% | 23% | 7% | 211 g |
| Fri 11 Aug | 726 GWh | 17% | 33% | 24% | 5% | 195 g |
| Sat 12 Aug | 660 GWh | 14% | 34% | 27% | 6% | 195 g |
| Sun 13 Aug | 643 GWh | 4% | 37% | 28% | 8% | 217 g |
| Mon 14 Aug | 750 GWh | 13% | 39% | 24% | 5% | 205 g |
| Tue 15 Aug | 752 GWh | 10% | 39% | 25% | 7% | 205 g |
| Wed 16 Aug | 747 GWh | 16% | 34% | 26% | 6% | 187 g |
| Thu 17 Aug | 762 GWh | 18% | 32% | 25% | 6% | 175 g |
| Fri 18 Aug | 730 GWh | 24% | 26% | 26% | 6% | 148 g |
| Sat 19 Aug | 652 GWh | 28% | 20% | 30% | 7% | 129 g |
| Sun 20 Aug | 650 GWh | 10% | 34% | 30% | 6% | 185 g |
| Mon 21 Aug | 757 GWh | 4% | 46% | 26% | 4% | 237 g |
| Tue 22 Aug | 776 GWh | 8% | 42% | 25% | 3% | 240 g |
| Wed 23 Aug | 770 GWh | 13% | 38% | 25% | 4% | 201 g |
| Thu 24 Aug | 760 GWh | 9% | 41% | 26% | 5% | 214 g |
| Fri 25 Aug | 742 GWh | 6% | 41% | 26% | 7% | 230 g |
| Sat 26 Aug | 659 GWh | 4% | 40% | 29% | 7% | 224 g |
| Sun 27 Aug | 632 GWh | 6% | 33% | 31% | 9% | 202 g |
| Mon 28 Aug | 669 GWh | 15% | 31% | 29% | 8% | 170 g |
| Tue 29 Aug | 754 GWh | 9% | 43% | 26% | 4% | 222 g |
| Wed 30 Aug | 761 GWh | 9% | 42% | 26% | 3% | 230 g |
| Thu 31 Aug | 768 GWh | 3% | 43% | 26% | 6% | 257 g |