UK electricity in August 2020
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2020.
In August 2020, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then wind (20%). Renewables made 33%, against 36% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 191 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2020 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,969 GWh | 42.4% |
| Wind | 4,296 GWh | 20.3% |
| Nuclear | 3,148 GWh | 14.9% |
| Imports | 1,719 GWh | 8.1% |
| Solar | 1,275 GWh | 6.0% |
| Biomass | 1,208 GWh | 5.7% |
| Hydro | 193 GWh | 0.9% |
| Other | 141 GWh | 0.7% |
| Pumped storage | 110 GWh | 0.5% |
| Coal | 90.0 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 33.0% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 47.9% |
Standout days
- Windiest day338.8 GWh of windFri, 21 August 2020
- Highest wind share49.7%Fri, 21 August 2020
- Sunniest day60.8 GWh of solarThu, 20 August 2020
- Cleanest day96 g/kWh averageFri, 21 August 2020
- Dirtiest day296 g/kWh averageThu, 27 August 2020
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Aug | 632 GWh | 18% | 34% | 20% | 8% | 164 g |
| Sun 2 Aug | 603 GWh | 15% | 35% | 21% | 10% | 167 g |
| Mon 3 Aug | 671 GWh | 10% | 48% | 19% | 9% | 211 g |
| Tue 4 Aug | 695 GWh | 30% | 34% | 18% | 5% | 153 g |
| Wed 5 Aug | 690 GWh | 35% | 28% | 17% | 6% | 124 g |
| Thu 6 Aug | 712 GWh | 13% | 47% | 17% | 5% | 203 g |
| Fri 7 Aug | 717 GWh | 13% | 48% | 17% | 8% | 209 g |
| Sat 8 Aug | 639 GWh | 14% | 37% | 18% | 9% | 175 g |
| Sun 9 Aug | 623 GWh | 22% | 29% | 19% | 9% | 142 g |
| Mon 10 Aug | 715 GWh | 13% | 47% | 17% | 7% | 204 g |
| Tue 11 Aug | 746 GWh | 7% | 54% | 16% | 8% | 236 g |
| Wed 12 Aug | 748 GWh | 5% | 55% | 16% | 8% | 250 g |
| Thu 13 Aug | 738 GWh | 12% | 54% | 16% | 4% | 233 g |
| Fri 14 Aug | 720 GWh | 9% | 54% | 16% | 3% | 235 g |
| Sat 15 Aug | 640 GWh | 10% | 49% | 17% | 3% | 223 g |
| Sun 16 Aug | 631 GWh | 11% | 46% | 16% | 4% | 215 g |
| Mon 17 Aug | 706 GWh | 7% | 53% | 13% | 5% | 246 g |
| Tue 18 Aug | 719 GWh | 12% | 54% | 12% | 6% | 235 g |
| Wed 19 Aug | 722 GWh | 20% | 47% | 12% | 3% | 213 g |
| Thu 20 Aug | 718 GWh | 39% | 26% | 11% | 8% | 119 g |
| Fri 21 Aug | 682 GWh | 50% | 19% | 11% | 5% | 96 g |
| Sat 22 Aug | 626 GWh | 47% | 22% | 10% | 8% | 104 g |
| Sun 23 Aug | 615 GWh | 28% | 40% | 10% | 5% | 175 g |
| Mon 24 Aug | 705 GWh | 11% | 52% | 11% | 7% | 238 g |
| Tue 25 Aug | 718 GWh | 44% | 30% | 12% | 4% | 136 g |
| Wed 26 Aug | 717 GWh | 27% | 42% | 12% | 5% | 192 g |
| Thu 27 Aug | 724 GWh | 10% | 57% | 12% | 2% | 296 g |
| Fri 28 Aug | 672 GWh | 34% | 37% | 13% | 4% | 164 g |
| Sat 29 Aug | 633 GWh | 41% | 27% | 14% | 5% | 124 g |
| Sun 30 Aug | 625 GWh | 23% | 39% | 14% | 7% | 180 g |
| Mon 31 Aug | 648 GWh | 7% | 59% | 14% | 7% | 269 g |