UK electricity in February 2022
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2022.
In February 2022, wind made 40% of Britain's electricity, then gas (21%). Renewables made 50%, against 40% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 126 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2022
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 2022 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 9,736 GWh | 40.3% |
| Gas | 5,193 GWh | 21.5% |
| Nuclear | 3,432 GWh | 14.2% |
| Imports | 2,367 GWh | 9.8% |
| Biomass | 1,423 GWh | 5.9% |
| Coal | 665 GWh | 2.8% |
| Solar | 574 GWh | 2.4% |
| Hydro | 445 GWh | 1.8% |
| Pumped storage | 176 GWh | 0.7% |
| Other | 156 GWh | 0.6% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 50.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 64.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day423.0 GWh of windSat, 12 February 2022
- Highest wind share51.5%Sat, 12 February 2022
- Sunniest day51.9 GWh of solarSun, 27 February 2022
- Cleanest day74 g/kWh averageSun, 27 February 2022
- Dirtiest day212 g/kWh averageFri, 11 February 2022
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Feb | 886 GWh | 47% | 20% | 14% | 2% | 113 g |
| Wed 2 Feb | 876 GWh | 31% | 34% | 14% | 1% | 170 g |
| Thu 3 Feb | 892 GWh | 39% | 29% | 14% | 1% | 152 g |
| Fri 4 Feb | 887 GWh | 44% | 20% | 14% | 3% | 114 g |
| Sat 5 Feb | 822 GWh | 50% | 13% | 16% | 2% | 83 g |
| Sun 6 Feb | 827 GWh | 51% | 11% | 16% | 2% | 78 g |
| Mon 7 Feb | 901 GWh | 36% | 27% | 15% | 2% | 152 g |
| Tue 8 Feb | 891 GWh | 42% | 22% | 15% | 2% | 125 g |
| Wed 9 Feb | 873 GWh | 35% | 27% | 16% | 2% | 142 g |
| Thu 10 Feb | 911 GWh | 36% | 26% | 13% | 3% | 162 g |
| Fri 11 Feb | 916 GWh | 23% | 38% | 13% | 3% | 212 g |
| Sat 12 Feb | 821 GWh | 52% | 16% | 13% | 2% | 91 g |
| Sun 13 Feb | 796 GWh | 40% | 22% | 14% | 0% | 120 g |
| Mon 14 Feb | 873 GWh | 35% | 23% | 12% | 2% | 151 g |
| Tue 15 Feb | 903 GWh | 38% | 25% | 12% | 1% | 155 g |
| Wed 16 Feb | 862 GWh | 46% | 16% | 13% | 2% | 91 g |
| Thu 17 Feb | 881 GWh | 45% | 17% | 15% | 3% | 91 g |
| Fri 18 Feb | 860 GWh | 39% | 21% | 15% | 2% | 110 g |
| Sat 19 Feb | 811 GWh | 35% | 24% | 15% | 1% | 130 g |
| Sun 20 Feb | 801 GWh | 51% | 12% | 14% | 1% | 91 g |
| Mon 21 Feb | 893 GWh | 39% | 22% | 13% | 3% | 135 g |
| Tue 22 Feb | 873 GWh | 42% | 19% | 13% | 3% | 123 g |
| Wed 23 Feb | 886 GWh | 43% | 17% | 13% | 2% | 129 g |
| Thu 24 Feb | 898 GWh | 44% | 13% | 13% | 3% | 115 g |
| Fri 25 Feb | 883 GWh | 30% | 27% | 13% | 5% | 161 g |
| Sat 26 Feb | 776 GWh | 40% | 18% | 16% | 6% | 114 g |
| Sun 27 Feb | 792 GWh | 46% | 11% | 17% | 7% | 74 g |
| Mon 28 Feb | 880 GWh | 33% | 28% | 16% | 1% | 154 g |