UK electricity in April 2018
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2018.
In April 2018, gas made 41% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (21%). Renewables made 27%, against 20% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 200 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 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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April 2018 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,955 GWh | 41.0% |
| Nuclear | 5,120 GWh | 21.1% |
| Wind | 4,047 GWh | 16.7% |
| Imports | 1,816 GWh | 7.5% |
| Biomass | 1,298 GWh | 5.3% |
| Solar | 1,009 GWh | 4.2% |
| Coal | 496 GWh | 2.0% |
| Hydro | 246 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 227 GWh | 0.9% |
| Other | 88.5 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 27.2% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 48.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day271.4 GWh of windTue, 17 April 2018
- Highest wind share33.5%Tue, 17 April 2018
- Sunniest day65.4 GWh of solarThu, 19 April 2018
- Cleanest day127 g/kWh averageMon, 23 April 2018
- Dirtiest day303 g/kWh averageFri, 13 April 2018
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Apr | 787 GWh | 7% | 48% | 23% | 3% | 249 g |
| Mon 2 Apr | 816 GWh | 28% | 32% | 22% | 1% | 161 g |
| Tue 3 Apr | 873 GWh | 21% | 38% | 21% | 3% | 200 g |
| Wed 4 Apr | 883 GWh | 21% | 39% | 20% | 3% | 197 g |
| Thu 5 Apr | 875 GWh | 14% | 41% | 21% | 7% | 202 g |
| Fri 6 Apr | 837 GWh | 29% | 31% | 21% | 5% | 143 g |
| Sat 7 Apr | 782 GWh | 11% | 47% | 23% | 3% | 213 g |
| Sun 8 Apr | 765 GWh | 2% | 54% | 23% | 3% | 246 g |
| Mon 9 Apr | 873 GWh | 6% | 52% | 19% | 2% | 272 g |
| Tue 10 Apr | 877 GWh | 19% | 43% | 19% | 1% | 210 g |
| Wed 11 Apr | 887 GWh | 12% | 50% | 18% | 1% | 244 g |
| Thu 12 Apr | 895 GWh | 15% | 49% | 18% | 1% | 244 g |
| Fri 13 Apr | 887 GWh | 5% | 53% | 18% | 2% | 303 g |
| Sat 14 Apr | 762 GWh | 6% | 49% | 21% | 7% | 240 g |
| Sun 15 Apr | 742 GWh | 18% | 40% | 22% | 3% | 186 g |
| Mon 16 Apr | 813 GWh | 23% | 37% | 20% | 5% | 170 g |
| Tue 17 Apr | 811 GWh | 33% | 29% | 20% | 3% | 132 g |
| Wed 18 Apr | 805 GWh | 25% | 32% | 20% | 8% | 146 g |
| Thu 19 Apr | 814 GWh | 12% | 44% | 20% | 8% | 201 g |
| Fri 20 Apr | 784 GWh | 8% | 46% | 21% | 8% | 217 g |
| Sat 21 Apr | 702 GWh | 10% | 41% | 24% | 8% | 194 g |
| Sun 22 Apr | 679 GWh | 23% | 29% | 25% | 7% | 136 g |
| Mon 23 Apr | 769 GWh | 30% | 28% | 22% | 5% | 127 g |
| Tue 24 Apr | 812 GWh | 22% | 40% | 21% | 2% | 172 g |
| Wed 25 Apr | 779 GWh | 24% | 32% | 22% | 6% | 147 g |
| Thu 26 Apr | 804 GWh | 28% | 28% | 22% | 7% | 132 g |
| Fri 27 Apr | 834 GWh | 5% | 50% | 21% | 2% | 268 g |
| Sat 28 Apr | 758 GWh | 7% | 45% | 24% | 3% | 242 g |
| Sun 29 Apr | 747 GWh | 15% | 40% | 24% | 3% | 203 g |
| Mon 30 Apr | 851 GWh | 20% | 36% | 21% | 5% | 193 g |