UK electricity in June 2022
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2022.
In June 2022, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then wind (21%). Renewables made 35%, against 31% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 182 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 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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June 2022 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,306 GWh | 41.6% |
| Wind | 4,723 GWh | 21.1% |
| Nuclear | 4,138 GWh | 18.5% |
| Solar | 1,798 GWh | 8.0% |
| Biomass | 1,062 GWh | 4.8% |
| Imports | 714 GWh | 3.2% |
| Other | 231 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 190 GWh | 0.8% |
| Pumped storage | 114 GWh | 0.5% |
| Coal | 85.3 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 34.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 53.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day344.0 GWh of windSun, 26 June 2022
- Highest wind share48.1%Sun, 26 June 2022
- Sunniest day82.5 GWh of solarMon, 20 June 2022
- Cleanest day82 g/kWh averageSat, 11 June 2022
- Dirtiest day258 g/kWh averageThu, 30 June 2022
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jun | 760 GWh | 4% | 59% | 16% | 8% | 250 g |
| Thu 2 Jun | 723 GWh | 4% | 57% | 18% | 10% | 241 g |
| Fri 3 Jun | 732 GWh | 19% | 45% | 18% | 8% | 193 g |
| Sat 4 Jun | 697 GWh | 29% | 33% | 19% | 8% | 144 g |
| Sun 5 Jun | 667 GWh | 24% | 38% | 21% | 3% | 164 g |
| Mon 6 Jun | 727 GWh | 14% | 45% | 20% | 5% | 199 g |
| Tue 7 Jun | 758 GWh | 8% | 53% | 20% | 8% | 225 g |
| Wed 8 Jun | 782 GWh | 19% | 44% | 19% | 8% | 190 g |
| Thu 9 Jun | 787 GWh | 25% | 42% | 19% | 6% | 177 g |
| Fri 10 Jun | 785 GWh | 39% | 27% | 19% | 9% | 115 g |
| Sat 11 Jun | 716 GWh | 44% | 18% | 21% | 10% | 82 g |
| Sun 12 Jun | 682 GWh | 37% | 19% | 22% | 10% | 94 g |
| Mon 13 Jun | 739 GWh | 21% | 39% | 20% | 8% | 169 g |
| Tue 14 Jun | 751 GWh | 9% | 49% | 20% | 10% | 213 g |
| Wed 15 Jun | 763 GWh | 9% | 50% | 19% | 10% | 223 g |
| Thu 16 Jun | 767 GWh | 9% | 48% | 19% | 10% | 217 g |
| Fri 17 Jun | 790 GWh | 33% | 29% | 19% | 10% | 133 g |
| Sat 18 Jun | 698 GWh | 29% | 37% | 20% | 5% | 163 g |
| Sun 19 Jun | 653 GWh | 30% | 30% | 21% | 7% | 127 g |
| Mon 20 Jun | 771 GWh | 15% | 45% | 18% | 11% | 201 g |
| Tue 21 Jun | 764 GWh | 6% | 54% | 18% | 10% | 239 g |
| Wed 22 Jun | 793 GWh | 10% | 52% | 17% | 10% | 231 g |
| Thu 23 Jun | 772 GWh | 10% | 52% | 18% | 7% | 242 g |
| Fri 24 Jun | 758 GWh | 17% | 50% | 18% | 5% | 213 g |
| Sat 25 Jun | 719 GWh | 44% | 22% | 19% | 9% | 93 g |
| Sun 26 Jun | 716 GWh | 48% | 21% | 17% | 9% | 90 g |
| Mon 27 Jun | 764 GWh | 23% | 45% | 16% | 8% | 192 g |
| Tue 28 Jun | 799 GWh | 35% | 38% | 15% | 6% | 161 g |
| Wed 29 Jun | 787 GWh | 20% | 45% | 15% | 7% | 206 g |
| Thu 30 Jun | 743 GWh | 6% | 54% | 16% | 7% | 258 g |