UK electricity in March 2019
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in March 2019.
In March 2019, gas made 36% of Britain's electricity, then wind (24%). Renewables made 35%, against 24% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 175 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, March 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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March 2019 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,230 GWh | 35.7% |
| Wind | 6,179 GWh | 23.9% |
| Nuclear | 4,223 GWh | 16.4% |
| Imports | 2,782 GWh | 10.8% |
| Biomass | 1,376 GWh | 5.3% |
| Solar | 954 GWh | 3.7% |
| Hydro | 441 GWh | 1.7% |
| Coal | 422 GWh | 1.6% |
| Pumped storage | 171 GWh | 0.7% |
| Other | 41.7 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 34.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 51.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day320.7 GWh of windWed, 13 March 2019
- Highest wind share36.5%Wed, 13 March 2019
- Sunniest day58.7 GWh of solarMon, 25 March 2019
- Cleanest day114 g/kWh averageSun, 17 March 2019
- Dirtiest day253 g/kWh averageFri, 1 March 2019
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Mar | 863 GWh | 7% | 53% | 17% | 1% | 253 g |
| Sat 2 Mar | 752 GWh | 30% | 31% | 19% | 3% | 148 g |
| Sun 3 Mar | 764 GWh | 34% | 32% | 19% | 1% | 139 g |
| Mon 4 Mar | 870 GWh | 32% | 32% | 17% | 3% | 144 g |
| Tue 5 Mar | 890 GWh | 21% | 40% | 17% | 4% | 190 g |
| Wed 6 Mar | 877 GWh | 29% | 32% | 17% | 1% | 157 g |
| Thu 7 Mar | 877 GWh | 33% | 26% | 17% | 3% | 145 g |
| Fri 8 Mar | 872 GWh | 23% | 36% | 17% | 2% | 186 g |
| Sat 9 Mar | 792 GWh | 35% | 26% | 17% | 4% | 123 g |
| Sun 10 Mar | 780 GWh | 29% | 31% | 17% | 4% | 151 g |
| Mon 11 Mar | 885 GWh | 32% | 28% | 14% | 5% | 149 g |
| Tue 12 Mar | 894 GWh | 35% | 31% | 14% | 1% | 158 g |
| Wed 13 Mar | 879 GWh | 36% | 26% | 14% | 3% | 142 g |
| Thu 14 Mar | 868 GWh | 35% | 27% | 14% | 4% | 145 g |
| Fri 15 Mar | 846 GWh | 35% | 26% | 14% | 3% | 135 g |
| Sat 16 Mar | 779 GWh | 32% | 29% | 16% | 1% | 142 g |
| Sun 17 Mar | 780 GWh | 35% | 23% | 16% | 5% | 114 g |
| Mon 18 Mar | 878 GWh | 9% | 49% | 15% | 3% | 241 g |
| Tue 19 Mar | 880 GWh | 14% | 47% | 16% | 3% | 230 g |
| Wed 20 Mar | 853 GWh | 18% | 43% | 16% | 3% | 202 g |
| Thu 21 Mar | 851 GWh | 13% | 46% | 17% | 3% | 219 g |
| Fri 22 Mar | 834 GWh | 25% | 35% | 17% | 2% | 188 g |
| Sat 23 Mar | 779 GWh | 17% | 41% | 18% | 4% | 194 g |
| Sun 24 Mar | 746 GWh | 29% | 26% | 19% | 7% | 131 g |
| Mon 25 Mar | 857 GWh | 21% | 34% | 16% | 7% | 170 g |
| Tue 26 Mar | 873 GWh | 14% | 44% | 15% | 5% | 219 g |
| Wed 27 Mar | 870 GWh | 14% | 46% | 16% | 4% | 227 g |
| Thu 28 Mar | 850 GWh | 13% | 45% | 16% | 6% | 217 g |
| Fri 29 Mar | 825 GWh | 14% | 41% | 16% | 7% | 203 g |
| Sat 30 Mar | 754 GWh | 10% | 42% | 18% | 7% | 196 g |
| Sun 31 Mar | 701 GWh | 17% | 34% | 20% | 5% | 164 g |