UK electricity in December 2022
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in December 2022.
In December 2022, gas made 35% of Britain's electricity, then wind (29%). Renewables made 36%, against 35% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 176 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, December 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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December 2022 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 9,382 GWh | 35.5% |
| Wind | 7,749 GWh | 29.3% |
| Nuclear | 4,100 GWh | 15.5% |
| Imports | 2,215 GWh | 8.4% |
| Biomass | 1,283 GWh | 4.8% |
| Coal | 680 GWh | 2.6% |
| Hydro | 302 GWh | 1.1% |
| Solar | 268 GWh | 1.0% |
| Other | 253 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 233 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 36.3% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 51.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day462.2 GWh of windFri, 30 December 2022
- Highest wind share58.9%Fri, 30 December 2022
- Sunniest day18.8 GWh of solarThu, 15 December 2022
- Cleanest day51 g/kWh averageThu, 29 December 2022
- Dirtiest day292 g/kWh averageSun, 11 December 2022
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Dec | 849 GWh | 8% | 57% | 13% | 1% | 289 g |
| Fri 2 Dec | 871 GWh | 20% | 49% | 13% | 1% | 245 g |
| Sat 3 Dec | 791 GWh | 31% | 37% | 14% | 1% | 188 g |
| Sun 4 Dec | 787 GWh | 35% | 30% | 15% | 0% | 171 g |
| Mon 5 Dec | 928 GWh | 28% | 45% | 13% | 1% | 217 g |
| Tue 6 Dec | 937 GWh | 22% | 48% | 13% | 1% | 230 g |
| Wed 7 Dec | 964 GWh | 23% | 47% | 13% | 2% | 229 g |
| Thu 8 Dec | 949 GWh | 19% | 50% | 13% | 2% | 244 g |
| Fri 9 Dec | 935 GWh | 15% | 53% | 13% | 2% | 258 g |
| Sat 10 Dec | 859 GWh | 10% | 56% | 15% | 2% | 277 g |
| Sun 11 Dec | 855 GWh | 4% | 58% | 16% | 1% | 292 g |
| Mon 12 Dec | 978 GWh | 5% | 58% | 14% | 1% | 288 g |
| Tue 13 Dec | 977 GWh | 9% | 56% | 14% | 1% | 279 g |
| Wed 14 Dec | 1,016 GWh | 21% | 50% | 14% | 1% | 249 g |
| Thu 15 Dec | 1,014 GWh | 18% | 50% | 14% | 2% | 246 g |
| Fri 16 Dec | 965 GWh | 15% | 51% | 15% | 2% | 258 g |
| Sat 17 Dec | 892 GWh | 32% | 35% | 16% | 1% | 190 g |
| Sun 18 Dec | 858 GWh | 45% | 16% | 16% | 0% | 116 g |
| Mon 19 Dec | 874 GWh | 52% | 15% | 16% | 0% | 86 g |
| Tue 20 Dec | 834 GWh | 45% | 16% | 17% | 2% | 102 g |
| Wed 21 Dec | 860 GWh | 46% | 19% | 16% | 1% | 106 g |
| Thu 22 Dec | 824 GWh | 17% | 39% | 17% | 0% | 186 g |
| Fri 23 Dec | 781 GWh | 28% | 29% | 17% | 1% | 151 g |
| Sat 24 Dec | 717 GWh | 48% | 12% | 19% | 1% | 76 g |
| Sun 25 Dec | 673 GWh | 47% | 13% | 20% | 1% | 80 g |
| Mon 26 Dec | 713 GWh | 56% | 10% | 19% | 2% | 55 g |
| Tue 27 Dec | 724 GWh | 46% | 9% | 19% | 1% | 71 g |
| Wed 28 Dec | 761 GWh | 49% | 10% | 18% | 0% | 65 g |
| Thu 29 Dec | 784 GWh | 56% | 8% | 17% | 1% | 51 g |
| Fri 30 Dec | 784 GWh | 59% | 8% | 18% | 0% | 53 g |
| Sat 31 Dec | 710 GWh | 35% | 18% | 19% | 0% | 107 g |