UK electricity in June 2018
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2018.
In June 2018, gas made 41% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (24%). Renewables made 25%, against 22% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 193 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2018 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,986 GWh | 41.1% |
| Nuclear | 5,275 GWh | 24.1% |
| Wind | 2,361 GWh | 10.8% |
| Imports | 1,807 GWh | 8.3% |
| Solar | 1,701 GWh | 7.8% |
| Biomass | 1,206 GWh | 5.5% |
| Pumped storage | 207 GWh | 0.9% |
| Coal | 172 GWh | 0.8% |
| Hydro | 103 GWh | 0.5% |
| Other | 59.4 GWh | 0.3% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 24.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 48.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day246.0 GWh of windThu, 14 June 2018
- Highest wind share32.5%Thu, 14 June 2018
- Sunniest day77.8 GWh of solarFri, 22 June 2018
- Cleanest day115 g/kWh averageThu, 14 June 2018
- Dirtiest day231 g/kWh averageTue, 26 June 2018
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jun | 758 GWh | 2% | 51% | 24% | 6% | 226 g |
| Sat 2 Jun | 674 GWh | 3% | 44% | 27% | 7% | 207 g |
| Sun 3 Jun | 653 GWh | 2% | 41% | 28% | 9% | 198 g |
| Mon 4 Jun | 753 GWh | 7% | 47% | 24% | 4% | 217 g |
| Tue 5 Jun | 755 GWh | 10% | 43% | 24% | 6% | 202 g |
| Wed 6 Jun | 762 GWh | 6% | 45% | 24% | 9% | 204 g |
| Thu 7 Jun | 761 GWh | 5% | 49% | 23% | 6% | 224 g |
| Fri 8 Jun | 752 GWh | 4% | 49% | 23% | 5% | 225 g |
| Sat 9 Jun | 671 GWh | 3% | 43% | 26% | 7% | 207 g |
| Sun 10 Jun | 653 GWh | 4% | 37% | 28% | 9% | 194 g |
| Mon 11 Jun | 755 GWh | 8% | 42% | 25% | 9% | 195 g |
| Tue 12 Jun | 760 GWh | 7% | 46% | 24% | 5% | 215 g |
| Wed 13 Jun | 747 GWh | 15% | 38% | 24% | 7% | 184 g |
| Thu 14 Jun | 756 GWh | 33% | 25% | 23% | 7% | 115 g |
| Fri 15 Jun | 745 GWh | 14% | 40% | 22% | 7% | 180 g |
| Sat 16 Jun | 665 GWh | 19% | 34% | 25% | 6% | 164 g |
| Sun 17 Jun | 647 GWh | 21% | 32% | 26% | 5% | 153 g |
| Mon 18 Jun | 745 GWh | 26% | 31% | 21% | 7% | 154 g |
| Tue 19 Jun | 765 GWh | 16% | 43% | 20% | 5% | 196 g |
| Wed 20 Jun | 760 GWh | 23% | 37% | 22% | 6% | 171 g |
| Thu 21 Jun | 751 GWh | 26% | 29% | 23% | 9% | 145 g |
| Fri 22 Jun | 746 GWh | 14% | 38% | 24% | 10% | 175 g |
| Sat 23 Jun | 667 GWh | 9% | 39% | 26% | 10% | 188 g |
| Sun 24 Jun | 648 GWh | 4% | 41% | 27% | 12% | 200 g |
| Mon 25 Jun | 764 GWh | 3% | 48% | 23% | 10% | 224 g |
| Tue 26 Jun | 775 GWh | 3% | 48% | 23% | 10% | 231 g |
| Wed 27 Jun | 778 GWh | 6% | 47% | 23% | 10% | 214 g |
| Thu 28 Jun | 775 GWh | 7% | 46% | 23% | 9% | 215 g |
| Fri 29 Jun | 760 GWh | 10% | 42% | 23% | 10% | 193 g |
| Sat 30 Jun | 677 GWh | 13% | 33% | 26% | 11% | 161 g |