UK electricity in February 2018
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2018.
In February 2018, gas made 39% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (19%). Renewables made 24%, against 19% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 262 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2018
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- 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 2018 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 10.3 TWh | 38.6% |
| Nuclear | 5,036 GWh | 18.9% |
| Wind | 4,599 GWh | 17.2% |
| Coal | 2,716 GWh | 10.2% |
| Imports | 1,926 GWh | 7.2% |
| Biomass | 931 GWh | 3.5% |
| Solar | 607 GWh | 2.3% |
| Hydro | 307 GWh | 1.2% |
| Pumped storage | 221 GWh | 0.8% |
| Other | 44.2 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 24.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 43.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day291.1 GWh of windThu, 1 February 2018
- Highest wind share31.2%Sun, 11 February 2018
- Sunniest day46.0 GWh of solarSun, 25 February 2018
- Cleanest day159 g/kWh averageSun, 11 February 2018
- Dirtiest day383 g/kWh averageTue, 27 February 2018
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Feb | 958 GWh | 30% | 34% | 17% | 2% | 166 g |
| Fri 2 Feb | 962 GWh | 15% | 47% | 17% | 2% | 245 g |
| Sat 3 Feb | 888 GWh | 8% | 53% | 19% | 1% | 272 g |
| Sun 4 Feb | 884 GWh | 12% | 46% | 20% | 2% | 242 g |
| Mon 5 Feb | 1,007 GWh | 8% | 52% | 18% | 2% | 291 g |
| Tue 6 Feb | 1,021 GWh | 11% | 53% | 17% | 1% | 290 g |
| Wed 7 Feb | 1,016 GWh | 11% | 51% | 17% | 3% | 285 g |
| Thu 8 Feb | 981 GWh | 15% | 48% | 18% | 1% | 276 g |
| Fri 9 Feb | 964 GWh | 21% | 40% | 19% | 2% | 236 g |
| Sat 10 Feb | 878 GWh | 24% | 36% | 20% | 1% | 200 g |
| Sun 11 Feb | 849 GWh | 31% | 26% | 21% | 3% | 159 g |
| Mon 12 Feb | 976 GWh | 23% | 36% | 19% | 3% | 216 g |
| Tue 13 Feb | 993 GWh | 21% | 39% | 18% | 1% | 232 g |
| Wed 14 Feb | 996 GWh | 25% | 34% | 18% | 1% | 235 g |
| Thu 15 Feb | 958 GWh | 28% | 30% | 19% | 4% | 185 g |
| Fri 16 Feb | 942 GWh | 19% | 38% | 20% | 4% | 220 g |
| Sat 17 Feb | 858 GWh | 10% | 43% | 22% | 3% | 245 g |
| Sun 18 Feb | 846 GWh | 7% | 46% | 23% | 2% | 271 g |
| Mon 19 Feb | 944 GWh | 7% | 49% | 21% | 1% | 289 g |
| Tue 20 Feb | 933 GWh | 14% | 40% | 21% | 3% | 256 g |
| Wed 21 Feb | 957 GWh | 4% | 48% | 19% | 2% | 331 g |
| Thu 22 Feb | 978 GWh | 12% | 37% | 19% | 2% | 318 g |
| Fri 23 Feb | 973 GWh | 21% | 24% | 19% | 3% | 300 g |
| Sat 24 Feb | 892 GWh | 27% | 16% | 21% | 5% | 249 g |
| Sun 25 Feb | 878 GWh | 23% | 21% | 20% | 5% | 252 g |
| Mon 26 Feb | 1,027 GWh | 17% | 30% | 17% | 3% | 341 g |
| Tue 27 Feb | 1,068 GWh | 14% | 35% | 16% | 2% | 383 g |
| Wed 28 Feb | 1,071 GWh | 24% | 26% | 16% | 2% | 340 g |