UK electricity in February 2019
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2019.
In February 2019, gas made 39% of Britain's electricity, then wind (21%). Renewables made 30%, against 24% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 196 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2019
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 2019 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,645 GWh | 39.0% |
| Wind | 5,192 GWh | 21.0% |
| Nuclear | 4,273 GWh | 17.3% |
| Imports | 2,589 GWh | 10.5% |
| Biomass | 1,189 GWh | 4.8% |
| Solar | 664 GWh | 2.7% |
| Coal | 614 GWh | 2.5% |
| Hydro | 330 GWh | 1.3% |
| Pumped storage | 167 GWh | 0.7% |
| Other | 46.7 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 29.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 47.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day337.4 GWh of windFri, 8 February 2019
- Highest wind share38.3%Sun, 17 February 2019
- Sunniest day44.7 GWh of solarTue, 26 February 2019
- Cleanest day108 g/kWh averageSun, 17 February 2019
- Dirtiest day266 g/kWh averageFri, 1 February 2019
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Feb | 1,012 GWh | 15% | 47% | 17% | 1% | 266 g |
| Sat 2 Feb | 922 GWh | 17% | 45% | 18% | 3% | 223 g |
| Sun 3 Feb | 892 GWh | 19% | 43% | 19% | 3% | 208 g |
| Mon 4 Feb | 980 GWh | 23% | 43% | 16% | 1% | 220 g |
| Tue 5 Feb | 975 GWh | 18% | 50% | 16% | 1% | 246 g |
| Wed 6 Feb | 933 GWh | 20% | 42% | 17% | 2% | 208 g |
| Thu 7 Feb | 926 GWh | 24% | 37% | 16% | 2% | 201 g |
| Fri 8 Feb | 901 GWh | 37% | 27% | 16% | 1% | 137 g |
| Sat 9 Feb | 831 GWh | 38% | 25% | 18% | 3% | 115 g |
| Sun 10 Feb | 829 GWh | 19% | 40% | 19% | 2% | 189 g |
| Mon 11 Feb | 941 GWh | 9% | 51% | 17% | 3% | 251 g |
| Tue 12 Feb | 944 GWh | 25% | 38% | 16% | 2% | 195 g |
| Wed 13 Feb | 906 GWh | 28% | 33% | 17% | 2% | 177 g |
| Thu 14 Feb | 909 GWh | 18% | 39% | 17% | 4% | 203 g |
| Fri 15 Feb | 890 GWh | 23% | 33% | 17% | 4% | 193 g |
| Sat 16 Feb | 794 GWh | 29% | 30% | 19% | 2% | 145 g |
| Sun 17 Feb | 759 GWh | 38% | 22% | 19% | 3% | 108 g |
| Mon 18 Feb | 877 GWh | 32% | 29% | 16% | 2% | 154 g |
| Tue 19 Feb | 890 GWh | 23% | 35% | 16% | 3% | 185 g |
| Wed 20 Feb | 872 GWh | 31% | 31% | 16% | 2% | 155 g |
| Thu 21 Feb | 859 GWh | 22% | 35% | 17% | 3% | 186 g |
| Fri 22 Feb | 853 GWh | 22% | 35% | 18% | 4% | 180 g |
| Sat 23 Feb | 779 GWh | 24% | 31% | 20% | 4% | 149 g |
| Sun 24 Feb | 766 GWh | 10% | 43% | 20% | 5% | 205 g |
| Mon 25 Feb | 839 GWh | 8% | 47% | 18% | 5% | 231 g |
| Tue 26 Feb | 873 GWh | 7% | 48% | 17% | 5% | 243 g |
| Wed 27 Feb | 869 GWh | 5% | 51% | 17% | 5% | 249 g |
| Thu 28 Feb | 889 GWh | 7% | 54% | 17% | 2% | 258 g |