UK electricity in June 2020
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2020.
In June 2020, gas made 37% of Britain's electricity, then wind (21%). Renewables made 38%, against 32% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 165 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2020 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 7,241 GWh | 36.7% |
| Wind | 4,204 GWh | 21.3% |
| Nuclear | 3,326 GWh | 16.9% |
| Biomass | 1,573 GWh | 8.0% |
| Solar | 1,495 GWh | 7.6% |
| Imports | 1,487 GWh | 7.5% |
| Hydro | 201 GWh | 1.0% |
| Other | 108 GWh | 0.5% |
| Pumped storage | 93.5 GWh | 0.5% |
| Coal | 5.1 GWh | 0.0% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 37.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 54.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day304.4 GWh of windMon, 29 June 2020
- Highest wind share45.8%Mon, 29 June 2020
- Sunniest day78.6 GWh of solarMon, 1 June 2020
- Cleanest day87 g/kWh averageSat, 6 June 2020
- Dirtiest day260 g/kWh averageTue, 16 June 2020
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jun | 647 GWh | 14% | 32% | 17% | 12% | 156 g |
| Tue 2 Jun | 652 GWh | 6% | 41% | 17% | 11% | 193 g |
| Wed 3 Jun | 652 GWh | 26% | 31% | 17% | 4% | 146 g |
| Thu 4 Jun | 660 GWh | 21% | 33% | 17% | 5% | 154 g |
| Fri 5 Jun | 662 GWh | 37% | 18% | 17% | 8% | 93 g |
| Sat 6 Jun | 628 GWh | 44% | 19% | 18% | 6% | 87 g |
| Sun 7 Jun | 606 GWh | 30% | 23% | 19% | 7% | 119 g |
| Mon 8 Jun | 673 GWh | 14% | 43% | 16% | 7% | 191 g |
| Tue 9 Jun | 693 GWh | 4% | 55% | 15% | 7% | 236 g |
| Wed 10 Jun | 687 GWh | 11% | 50% | 14% | 4% | 222 g |
| Thu 11 Jun | 665 GWh | 39% | 19% | 15% | 5% | 102 g |
| Fri 12 Jun | 660 GWh | 36% | 28% | 16% | 5% | 131 g |
| Sat 13 Jun | 606 GWh | 15% | 36% | 18% | 9% | 172 g |
| Sun 14 Jun | 590 GWh | 6% | 40% | 19% | 9% | 195 g |
| Mon 15 Jun | 661 GWh | 3% | 52% | 16% | 9% | 231 g |
| Tue 16 Jun | 696 GWh | 2% | 62% | 16% | 7% | 260 g |
| Wed 17 Jun | 686 GWh | 3% | 61% | 17% | 7% | 259 g |
| Thu 18 Jun | 688 GWh | 9% | 53% | 17% | 4% | 231 g |
| Fri 19 Jun | 665 GWh | 19% | 38% | 18% | 6% | 176 g |
| Sat 20 Jun | 589 GWh | 20% | 30% | 20% | 10% | 146 g |
| Sun 21 Jun | 615 GWh | 39% | 18% | 19% | 9% | 88 g |
| Mon 22 Jun | 649 GWh | 28% | 26% | 19% | 11% | 122 g |
| Tue 23 Jun | 684 GWh | 19% | 42% | 17% | 10% | 179 g |
| Wed 24 Jun | 716 GWh | 16% | 47% | 15% | 11% | 198 g |
| Thu 25 Jun | 727 GWh | 20% | 41% | 15% | 11% | 181 g |
| Fri 26 Jun | 707 GWh | 16% | 45% | 15% | 8% | 196 g |
| Sat 27 Jun | 594 GWh | 37% | 21% | 18% | 7% | 108 g |
| Sun 28 Jun | 609 GWh | 45% | 20% | 18% | 9% | 87 g |
| Mon 29 Jun | 664 GWh | 46% | 21% | 16% | 5% | 99 g |
| Tue 30 Jun | 703 GWh | 22% | 42% | 16% | 5% | 178 g |