UK electricity in April 2020
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2020.
In April 2020, gas made 31% of Britain's electricity, then wind (21%). Renewables made 38%, against 30% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 149 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 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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April 2020 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 6,153 GWh | 30.8% |
| Wind | 4,280 GWh | 21.4% |
| Nuclear | 3,782 GWh | 18.9% |
| Imports | 2,117 GWh | 10.6% |
| Solar | 1,616 GWh | 8.1% |
| Biomass | 1,450 GWh | 7.3% |
| Hydro | 275 GWh | 1.4% |
| Other | 121 GWh | 0.6% |
| Coal | 102 GWh | 0.5% |
| Pumped storage | 87.0 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 38.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 57.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day320.2 GWh of windSun, 5 April 2020
- Highest wind share48.0%Sun, 5 April 2020
- Sunniest day76.3 GWh of solarMon, 20 April 2020
- Cleanest day78 g/kWh averageTue, 21 April 2020
- Dirtiest day216 g/kWh averageFri, 3 April 2020
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Apr | 760 GWh | 19% | 44% | 14% | 3% | 210 g |
| Thu 2 Apr | 723 GWh | 35% | 24% | 15% | 5% | 148 g |
| Fri 3 Apr | 721 GWh | 16% | 42% | 15% | 5% | 216 g |
| Sat 4 Apr | 658 GWh | 25% | 29% | 16% | 8% | 157 g |
| Sun 5 Apr | 666 GWh | 48% | 16% | 16% | 9% | 81 g |
| Mon 6 Apr | 688 GWh | 36% | 24% | 16% | 8% | 117 g |
| Tue 7 Apr | 692 GWh | 19% | 35% | 16% | 9% | 178 g |
| Wed 8 Apr | 681 GWh | 10% | 44% | 16% | 8% | 209 g |
| Thu 9 Apr | 663 GWh | 13% | 39% | 16% | 8% | 196 g |
| Fri 10 Apr | 633 GWh | 15% | 37% | 18% | 9% | 167 g |
| Sat 11 Apr | 607 GWh | 21% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 138 g |
| Sun 12 Apr | 600 GWh | 22% | 29% | 21% | 9% | 142 g |
| Mon 13 Apr | 629 GWh | 32% | 24% | 20% | 8% | 106 g |
| Tue 14 Apr | 682 GWh | 12% | 35% | 19% | 10% | 166 g |
| Wed 15 Apr | 672 GWh | 14% | 31% | 19% | 11% | 152 g |
| Thu 16 Apr | 651 GWh | 14% | 31% | 21% | 9% | 154 g |
| Fri 17 Apr | 656 GWh | 31% | 20% | 21% | 6% | 103 g |
| Sat 18 Apr | 640 GWh | 19% | 34% | 21% | 5% | 153 g |
| Sun 19 Apr | 633 GWh | 27% | 21% | 21% | 11% | 107 g |
| Mon 20 Apr | 689 GWh | 41% | 17% | 20% | 11% | 79 g |
| Tue 21 Apr | 689 GWh | 41% | 18% | 20% | 11% | 78 g |
| Wed 22 Apr | 671 GWh | 30% | 25% | 21% | 11% | 109 g |
| Thu 23 Apr | 660 GWh | 10% | 35% | 22% | 10% | 164 g |
| Fri 24 Apr | 653 GWh | 5% | 36% | 22% | 11% | 174 g |
| Sat 25 Apr | 608 GWh | 7% | 34% | 23% | 10% | 166 g |
| Sun 26 Apr | 609 GWh | 10% | 30% | 23% | 10% | 155 g |
| Mon 27 Apr | 661 GWh | 7% | 39% | 21% | 7% | 182 g |
| Tue 28 Apr | 700 GWh | 12% | 41% | 20% | 2% | 189 g |
| Wed 29 Apr | 685 GWh | 20% | 30% | 20% | 4% | 152 g |
| Thu 30 Apr | 706 GWh | 27% | 27% | 20% | 5% | 126 g |