UK electricity in August 2018
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2018.
In August 2018, gas made 37% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (25%). Renewables made 27%, against 19% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 182 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2018 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,353 GWh | 37.5% |
| Nuclear | 5,564 GWh | 25.0% |
| Wind | 3,154 GWh | 14.2% |
| Imports | 1,841 GWh | 8.3% |
| Biomass | 1,414 GWh | 6.3% |
| Solar | 1,239 GWh | 5.6% |
| Coal | 303 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 169 GWh | 0.8% |
| Hydro | 158 GWh | 0.7% |
| Other | 87.0 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 26.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 51.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day216.1 GWh of windFri, 24 August 2018
- Highest wind share30.4%Fri, 24 August 2018
- Sunniest day65.5 GWh of solarSun, 5 August 2018
- Cleanest day122 g/kWh averageSun, 26 August 2018
- Dirtiest day261 g/kWh averageMon, 20 August 2018
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Aug | 730 GWh | 14% | 35% | 26% | 8% | 163 g |
| Thu 2 Aug | 751 GWh | 10% | 41% | 25% | 7% | 190 g |
| Fri 3 Aug | 760 GWh | 6% | 48% | 25% | 6% | 214 g |
| Sat 4 Aug | 674 GWh | 10% | 38% | 28% | 9% | 174 g |
| Sun 5 Aug | 650 GWh | 6% | 37% | 29% | 10% | 177 g |
| Mon 6 Aug | 745 GWh | 9% | 44% | 26% | 8% | 196 g |
| Tue 7 Aug | 759 GWh | 6% | 47% | 25% | 7% | 218 g |
| Wed 8 Aug | 741 GWh | 12% | 38% | 26% | 7% | 185 g |
| Thu 9 Aug | 736 GWh | 10% | 39% | 26% | 5% | 197 g |
| Fri 10 Aug | 725 GWh | 14% | 35% | 26% | 6% | 172 g |
| Sat 11 Aug | 653 GWh | 12% | 32% | 27% | 7% | 170 g |
| Sun 12 Aug | 650 GWh | 17% | 35% | 26% | 3% | 167 g |
| Mon 13 Aug | 734 GWh | 7% | 48% | 21% | 5% | 224 g |
| Tue 14 Aug | 750 GWh | 12% | 42% | 22% | 4% | 200 g |
| Wed 15 Aug | 736 GWh | 25% | 30% | 23% | 4% | 141 g |
| Thu 16 Aug | 745 GWh | 23% | 32% | 24% | 5% | 145 g |
| Fri 17 Aug | 713 GWh | 23% | 30% | 24% | 6% | 142 g |
| Sat 18 Aug | 654 GWh | 28% | 28% | 26% | 4% | 132 g |
| Sun 19 Aug | 649 GWh | 21% | 31% | 26% | 4% | 150 g |
| Mon 20 Aug | 758 GWh | 2% | 49% | 22% | 4% | 261 g |
| Tue 21 Aug | 773 GWh | 8% | 48% | 22% | 5% | 238 g |
| Wed 22 Aug | 759 GWh | 16% | 39% | 23% | 4% | 192 g |
| Thu 23 Aug | 749 GWh | 17% | 37% | 24% | 5% | 194 g |
| Fri 24 Aug | 712 GWh | 30% | 23% | 25% | 6% | 123 g |
| Sat 25 Aug | 658 GWh | 17% | 29% | 27% | 8% | 144 g |
| Sun 26 Aug | 646 GWh | 28% | 22% | 28% | 2% | 122 g |
| Mon 27 Aug | 676 GWh | 28% | 28% | 27% | 4% | 125 g |
| Tue 28 Aug | 748 GWh | 11% | 41% | 24% | 4% | 213 g |
| Wed 29 Aug | 757 GWh | 12% | 42% | 23% | 5% | 223 g |
| Thu 30 Aug | 749 GWh | 3% | 48% | 24% | 6% | 246 g |
| Fri 31 Aug | 742 GWh | 9% | 39% | 25% | 7% | 218 g |