UK electricity in June 2019
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2019.
In June 2019, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then wind (18%). Renewables made 32%, against 25% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 192 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2019 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,080 GWh | 42.4% |
| Wind | 3,889 GWh | 18.2% |
| Nuclear | 3,201 GWh | 14.9% |
| Imports | 2,028 GWh | 9.5% |
| Biomass | 1,419 GWh | 6.6% |
| Solar | 1,379 GWh | 6.4% |
| Hydro | 192 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 125 GWh | 0.6% |
| Coal | 58.3 GWh | 0.3% |
| Other | 48.7 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 32.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 47.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day247.6 GWh of windSun, 30 June 2019
- Highest wind share38.2%Sun, 30 June 2019
- Sunniest day77.2 GWh of solarThu, 27 June 2019
- Cleanest day89 g/kWh averageSun, 30 June 2019
- Dirtiest day255 g/kWh averageWed, 19 June 2019
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Jun | 655 GWh | 16% | 35% | 19% | 9% | 164 g |
| Sun 2 Jun | 633 GWh | 34% | 20% | 19% | 7% | 103 g |
| Mon 3 Jun | 734 GWh | 30% | 32% | 15% | 8% | 143 g |
| Tue 4 Jun | 756 GWh | 11% | 52% | 14% | 4% | 227 g |
| Wed 5 Jun | 747 GWh | 14% | 47% | 15% | 6% | 208 g |
| Thu 6 Jun | 726 GWh | 10% | 44% | 16% | 9% | 204 g |
| Fri 7 Jun | 734 GWh | 19% | 42% | 15% | 4% | 191 g |
| Sat 8 Jun | 651 GWh | 30% | 31% | 17% | 6% | 145 g |
| Sun 9 Jun | 640 GWh | 11% | 44% | 18% | 9% | 203 g |
| Mon 10 Jun | 749 GWh | 10% | 52% | 15% | 4% | 230 g |
| Tue 11 Jun | 752 GWh | 26% | 40% | 15% | 3% | 176 g |
| Wed 12 Jun | 770 GWh | 24% | 41% | 13% | 3% | 187 g |
| Thu 13 Jun | 780 GWh | 24% | 42% | 12% | 3% | 191 g |
| Fri 14 Jun | 763 GWh | 16% | 46% | 12% | 6% | 208 g |
| Sat 15 Jun | 671 GWh | 18% | 39% | 14% | 7% | 188 g |
| Sun 16 Jun | 647 GWh | 22% | 34% | 16% | 7% | 166 g |
| Mon 17 Jun | 736 GWh | 27% | 36% | 16% | 7% | 162 g |
| Tue 18 Jun | 760 GWh | 14% | 51% | 15% | 5% | 220 g |
| Wed 19 Jun | 749 GWh | 7% | 58% | 14% | 5% | 255 g |
| Thu 20 Jun | 735 GWh | 16% | 46% | 13% | 8% | 214 g |
| Fri 21 Jun | 734 GWh | 11% | 50% | 13% | 9% | 229 g |
| Sat 22 Jun | 646 GWh | 8% | 46% | 15% | 11% | 224 g |
| Sun 23 Jun | 634 GWh | 21% | 38% | 16% | 6% | 185 g |
| Mon 24 Jun | 734 GWh | 13% | 51% | 14% | 5% | 229 g |
| Tue 25 Jun | 761 GWh | 14% | 54% | 14% | 3% | 237 g |
| Wed 26 Jun | 751 GWh | 15% | 51% | 14% | 5% | 222 g |
| Thu 27 Jun | 740 GWh | 15% | 44% | 14% | 10% | 199 g |
| Fri 28 Jun | 724 GWh | 20% | 40% | 15% | 10% | 177 g |
| Sat 29 Jun | 663 GWh | 14% | 38% | 17% | 10% | 177 g |
| Sun 30 Jun | 648 GWh | 38% | 17% | 17% | 9% | 89 g |