UK electricity in April 2019
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2019.
In April 2019, gas made 41% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (19%). Renewables made 30%, against 27% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 190 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 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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April 2019 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,581 GWh | 40.7% |
| Nuclear | 4,546 GWh | 19.3% |
| Wind | 4,389 GWh | 18.6% |
| Imports | 1,814 GWh | 7.7% |
| Solar | 1,352 GWh | 5.7% |
| Biomass | 1,207 GWh | 5.1% |
| Coal | 284 GWh | 1.2% |
| Hydro | 199 GWh | 0.8% |
| Pumped storage | 114 GWh | 0.5% |
| Other | 49.7 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 30.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 49.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day268.0 GWh of windMon, 15 April 2019
- Highest wind share34.3%Sat, 27 April 2019
- Sunniest day69.9 GWh of solarSun, 21 April 2019
- Cleanest day113 g/kWh averageSat, 27 April 2019
- Dirtiest day243 g/kWh averageThu, 11 April 2019
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Apr | 846 GWh | 19% | 40% | 18% | 6% | 191 g |
| Tue 2 Apr | 867 GWh | 10% | 50% | 18% | 3% | 239 g |
| Wed 3 Apr | 878 GWh | 16% | 45% | 18% | 4% | 214 g |
| Thu 4 Apr | 892 GWh | 24% | 39% | 17% | 3% | 192 g |
| Fri 5 Apr | 852 GWh | 27% | 34% | 18% | 4% | 170 g |
| Sat 6 Apr | 769 GWh | 13% | 46% | 20% | 5% | 210 g |
| Sun 7 Apr | 743 GWh | 16% | 43% | 21% | 4% | 199 g |
| Mon 8 Apr | 831 GWh | 15% | 46% | 18% | 4% | 218 g |
| Tue 9 Apr | 849 GWh | 20% | 42% | 18% | 3% | 200 g |
| Wed 10 Apr | 850 GWh | 13% | 47% | 17% | 7% | 219 g |
| Thu 11 Apr | 865 GWh | 8% | 51% | 17% | 7% | 243 g |
| Fri 12 Apr | 840 GWh | 14% | 49% | 18% | 5% | 229 g |
| Sat 13 Apr | 764 GWh | 27% | 35% | 20% | 7% | 158 g |
| Sun 14 Apr | 755 GWh | 32% | 31% | 20% | 5% | 143 g |
| Mon 15 Apr | 822 GWh | 33% | 25% | 18% | 7% | 143 g |
| Tue 16 Apr | 824 GWh | 20% | 41% | 19% | 4% | 192 g |
| Wed 17 Apr | 806 GWh | 14% | 43% | 19% | 7% | 214 g |
| Thu 18 Apr | 780 GWh | 19% | 37% | 19% | 7% | 185 g |
| Fri 19 Apr | 699 GWh | 15% | 43% | 21% | 9% | 185 g |
| Sat 20 Apr | 676 GWh | 9% | 47% | 22% | 10% | 203 g |
| Sun 21 Apr | 632 GWh | 15% | 38% | 24% | 11% | 171 g |
| Mon 22 Apr | 664 GWh | 23% | 32% | 23% | 9% | 144 g |
| Tue 23 Apr | 751 GWh | 24% | 34% | 20% | 6% | 172 g |
| Wed 24 Apr | 773 GWh | 24% | 38% | 19% | 4% | 181 g |
| Thu 25 Apr | 772 GWh | 22% | 41% | 20% | 5% | 182 g |
| Fri 26 Apr | 751 GWh | 30% | 30% | 20% | 5% | 140 g |
| Sat 27 Apr | 702 GWh | 34% | 24% | 22% | 5% | 113 g |
| Sun 28 Apr | 698 GWh | 16% | 42% | 22% | 5% | 180 g |
| Mon 29 Apr | 788 GWh | 5% | 52% | 20% | 5% | 235 g |
| Tue 30 Apr | 799 GWh | 5% | 50% | 19% | 7% | 222 g |