UK electricity in April 2022
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2022.
In April 2022, gas made 40% of Britain's electricity, then wind (23%). Renewables made 36%, against 30% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 180 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 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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April 2022 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,215 GWh | 39.8% |
| Wind | 5,396 GWh | 23.3% |
| Nuclear | 3,936 GWh | 17.0% |
| Solar | 1,528 GWh | 6.6% |
| Imports | 1,189 GWh | 5.1% |
| Biomass | 1,174 GWh | 5.1% |
| Coal | 241 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 198 GWh | 0.9% |
| Other | 170 GWh | 0.7% |
| Pumped storage | 131 GWh | 0.6% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 35.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 52.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day384.9 GWh of windThu, 7 April 2022
- Highest wind share50.1%Sat, 23 April 2022
- Sunniest day73.3 GWh of solarThu, 21 April 2022
- Cleanest day69 g/kWh averageSat, 23 April 2022
- Dirtiest day255 g/kWh averageSat, 2 April 2022
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Apr | 884 GWh | 22% | 41% | 14% | 6% | 203 g |
| Sat 2 Apr | 780 GWh | 8% | 52% | 16% | 6% | 255 g |
| Sun 3 Apr | 780 GWh | 20% | 42% | 16% | 6% | 205 g |
| Mon 4 Apr | 861 GWh | 44% | 25% | 15% | 2% | 129 g |
| Tue 5 Apr | 835 GWh | 40% | 26% | 15% | 4% | 130 g |
| Wed 6 Apr | 834 GWh | 45% | 20% | 15% | 4% | 109 g |
| Thu 7 Apr | 848 GWh | 45% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 109 g |
| Fri 8 Apr | 812 GWh | 25% | 39% | 15% | 6% | 186 g |
| Sat 9 Apr | 746 GWh | 24% | 33% | 17% | 8% | 170 g |
| Sun 10 Apr | 703 GWh | 9% | 44% | 18% | 9% | 211 g |
| Mon 11 Apr | 787 GWh | 38% | 25% | 16% | 7% | 122 g |
| Tue 12 Apr | 795 GWh | 27% | 40% | 17% | 4% | 179 g |
| Wed 13 Apr | 803 GWh | 17% | 49% | 18% | 5% | 216 g |
| Thu 14 Apr | 770 GWh | 5% | 57% | 19% | 6% | 253 g |
| Fri 15 Apr | 721 GWh | 15% | 47% | 21% | 8% | 198 g |
| Sat 16 Apr | 655 GWh | 26% | 25% | 23% | 10% | 118 g |
| Sun 17 Apr | 640 GWh | 32% | 18% | 24% | 10% | 90 g |
| Mon 18 Apr | 669 GWh | 19% | 34% | 21% | 9% | 148 g |
| Tue 19 Apr | 755 GWh | 9% | 56% | 15% | 7% | 242 g |
| Wed 20 Apr | 793 GWh | 16% | 50% | 14% | 9% | 212 g |
| Thu 21 Apr | 799 GWh | 26% | 41% | 14% | 9% | 176 g |
| Fri 22 Apr | 786 GWh | 40% | 33% | 15% | 6% | 137 g |
| Sat 23 Apr | 679 GWh | 50% | 14% | 18% | 7% | 69 g |
| Sun 24 Apr | 673 GWh | 39% | 21% | 20% | 9% | 95 g |
| Mon 25 Apr | 768 GWh | 14% | 50% | 18% | 6% | 215 g |
| Tue 26 Apr | 815 GWh | 10% | 56% | 17% | 7% | 237 g |
| Wed 27 Apr | 806 GWh | 9% | 56% | 17% | 5% | 239 g |
| Thu 28 Apr | 797 GWh | 6% | 57% | 17% | 5% | 252 g |
| Fri 29 Apr | 805 GWh | 6% | 60% | 17% | 7% | 253 g |
| Sat 30 Apr | 782 GWh | 10% | 56% | 18% | 9% | 234 g |