UK electricity in March 2020
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in March 2020.
In March 2020, gas made 33% of Britain's electricity, then wind (27%). Renewables made 40%, against 35% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 167 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, March 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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March 2020 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,459 GWh | 33.4% |
| Wind | 6,913 GWh | 27.3% |
| Nuclear | 3,387 GWh | 13.4% |
| Imports | 2,571 GWh | 10.2% |
| Biomass | 1,594 GWh | 6.3% |
| Solar | 1,133 GWh | 4.5% |
| Hydro | 495 GWh | 2.0% |
| Coal | 484 GWh | 1.9% |
| Pumped storage | 137 GWh | 0.5% |
| Other | 124 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 40.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 53.5% |
Standout days
- Windiest day358.8 GWh of windThu, 12 March 2020
- Highest wind share43.8%Sun, 1 March 2020
- Sunniest day61.9 GWh of solarWed, 25 March 2020
- Cleanest day97 g/kWh averageSun, 8 March 2020
- Dirtiest day297 g/kWh averageWed, 4 March 2020
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Mar | 806 GWh | 44% | 18% | 14% | 5% | 105 g |
| Mon 2 Mar | 898 GWh | 23% | 37% | 13% | 4% | 202 g |
| Tue 3 Mar | 928 GWh | 20% | 41% | 12% | 3% | 223 g |
| Wed 4 Mar | 934 GWh | 6% | 55% | 12% | 2% | 297 g |
| Thu 5 Mar | 957 GWh | 12% | 52% | 12% | 2% | 287 g |
| Fri 6 Mar | 899 GWh | 9% | 47% | 13% | 5% | 279 g |
| Sat 7 Mar | 784 GWh | 36% | 27% | 15% | 2% | 157 g |
| Sun 8 Mar | 765 GWh | 43% | 22% | 15% | 5% | 97 g |
| Mon 9 Mar | 860 GWh | 35% | 33% | 13% | 3% | 142 g |
| Tue 10 Mar | 851 GWh | 41% | 25% | 13% | 2% | 122 g |
| Wed 11 Mar | 840 GWh | 37% | 27% | 14% | 4% | 126 g |
| Thu 12 Mar | 864 GWh | 42% | 23% | 13% | 5% | 105 g |
| Fri 13 Mar | 875 GWh | 21% | 42% | 13% | 3% | 190 g |
| Sat 14 Mar | 780 GWh | 38% | 24% | 14% | 3% | 121 g |
| Sun 15 Mar | 770 GWh | 38% | 27% | 13% | 2% | 121 g |
| Mon 16 Mar | 853 GWh | 21% | 39% | 13% | 6% | 190 g |
| Tue 17 Mar | 836 GWh | 35% | 28% | 13% | 3% | 139 g |
| Wed 18 Mar | 855 GWh | 23% | 40% | 13% | 2% | 190 g |
| Thu 19 Mar | 864 GWh | 10% | 52% | 12% | 2% | 245 g |
| Fri 20 Mar | 835 GWh | 22% | 38% | 13% | 4% | 181 g |
| Sat 21 Mar | 755 GWh | 41% | 22% | 14% | 7% | 103 g |
| Sun 22 Mar | 747 GWh | 31% | 28% | 14% | 8% | 129 g |
| Mon 23 Mar | 817 GWh | 34% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 124 g |
| Tue 24 Mar | 773 GWh | 36% | 21% | 13% | 7% | 113 g |
| Wed 25 Mar | 763 GWh | 15% | 38% | 14% | 8% | 194 g |
| Thu 26 Mar | 764 GWh | 8% | 42% | 14% | 8% | 229 g |
| Fri 27 Mar | 732 GWh | 19% | 31% | 14% | 8% | 182 g |
| Sat 28 Mar | 686 GWh | 44% | 21% | 15% | 5% | 97 g |
| Sun 29 Mar | 675 GWh | 40% | 22% | 15% | 7% | 112 g |
| Mon 30 Mar | 758 GWh | 24% | 33% | 14% | 4% | 176 g |
| Tue 31 Mar | 776 GWh | 15% | 42% | 13% | 5% | 206 g |