UK electricity in February 2020
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2020.
In February 2020, wind made 34% of Britain's electricity, then gas (26%). Renewables made 44%, against 30% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 155 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2020
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 2020 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 8,569 GWh | 34.1% |
| Gas | 6,595 GWh | 26.2% |
| Nuclear | 3,942 GWh | 15.7% |
| Imports | 2,353 GWh | 9.4% |
| Biomass | 1,415 GWh | 5.6% |
| Coal | 978 GWh | 3.9% |
| Solar | 527 GWh | 2.1% |
| Hydro | 521 GWh | 2.1% |
| Pumped storage | 134 GWh | 0.5% |
| Other | 97.9 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 43.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 59.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day381.4 GWh of windMon, 10 February 2020
- Highest wind share47.0%Sat, 22 February 2020
- Sunniest day35.0 GWh of solarThu, 27 February 2020
- Cleanest day101 g/kWh averageSat, 22 February 2020
- Dirtiest day272 g/kWh averageThu, 6 February 2020
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Feb | 789 GWh | 38% | 19% | 19% | 3% | 117 g |
| Sun 2 Feb | 761 GWh | 27% | 25% | 20% | 1% | 151 g |
| Mon 3 Feb | 874 GWh | 38% | 21% | 17% | 2% | 131 g |
| Tue 4 Feb | 918 GWh | 32% | 27% | 16% | 1% | 158 g |
| Wed 5 Feb | 924 GWh | 12% | 46% | 16% | 2% | 248 g |
| Thu 6 Feb | 919 GWh | 8% | 49% | 15% | 3% | 272 g |
| Fri 7 Feb | 888 GWh | 30% | 27% | 16% | 3% | 196 g |
| Sat 8 Feb | 774 GWh | 43% | 18% | 18% | 3% | 117 g |
| Sun 9 Feb | 791 GWh | 41% | 19% | 18% | 1% | 128 g |
| Mon 10 Feb | 902 GWh | 42% | 20% | 15% | 2% | 130 g |
| Tue 11 Feb | 924 GWh | 41% | 19% | 15% | 3% | 128 g |
| Wed 12 Feb | 905 GWh | 35% | 24% | 15% | 4% | 157 g |
| Thu 13 Feb | 909 GWh | 25% | 36% | 15% | 2% | 198 g |
| Fri 14 Feb | 904 GWh | 30% | 31% | 15% | 2% | 197 g |
| Sat 15 Feb | 799 GWh | 42% | 16% | 17% | 0% | 128 g |
| Sun 16 Feb | 780 GWh | 45% | 15% | 17% | 1% | 109 g |
| Mon 17 Feb | 885 GWh | 42% | 18% | 15% | 3% | 128 g |
| Tue 18 Feb | 890 GWh | 41% | 22% | 16% | 2% | 123 g |
| Wed 19 Feb | 905 GWh | 36% | 25% | 15% | 1% | 158 g |
| Thu 20 Feb | 881 GWh | 40% | 21% | 16% | 1% | 138 g |
| Fri 21 Feb | 871 GWh | 43% | 18% | 15% | 1% | 129 g |
| Sat 22 Feb | 788 GWh | 47% | 17% | 16% | 2% | 101 g |
| Sun 23 Feb | 786 GWh | 34% | 26% | 16% | 3% | 146 g |
| Mon 24 Feb | 878 GWh | 30% | 31% | 15% | 1% | 174 g |
| Tue 25 Feb | 898 GWh | 25% | 33% | 14% | 3% | 177 g |
| Wed 26 Feb | 929 GWh | 29% | 31% | 14% | 3% | 169 g |
| Thu 27 Feb | 945 GWh | 25% | 41% | 13% | 4% | 196 g |
| Fri 28 Feb | 912 GWh | 31% | 36% | 13% | 0% | 185 g |
| Sat 29 Feb | 805 GWh | 44% | 18% | 14% | 4% | 106 g |