UK electricity in February 2023
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2023.
In February 2023, gas made 33% of Britain's electricity, then wind (31%). Renewables made 41%, against 50% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 165 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 2023
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 2023 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 7,606 GWh | 33.2% |
| Wind | 7,077 GWh | 30.9% |
| Imports | 2,924 GWh | 12.8% |
| Nuclear | 2,394 GWh | 10.5% |
| Biomass | 1,235 GWh | 5.4% |
| Solar | 622 GWh | 2.7% |
| Hydro | 367 GWh | 1.6% |
| Coal | 323 GWh | 1.4% |
| Other | 187 GWh | 0.8% |
| Pumped storage | 165 GWh | 0.7% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 40.6% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 51.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day450.8 GWh of windThu, 2 February 2023
- Highest wind share51.9%Thu, 2 February 2023
- Sunniest day38.5 GWh of solarMon, 6 February 2023
- Cleanest day86 g/kWh averageWed, 1 February 2023
- Dirtiest day250 g/kWh averageTue, 28 February 2023
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Feb | 880 GWh | 51% | 14% | 13% | 2% | 86 g |
| Thu 2 Feb | 868 GWh | 52% | 18% | 13% | 1% | 97 g |
| Fri 3 Feb | 840 GWh | 40% | 20% | 14% | 2% | 111 g |
| Sat 4 Feb | 743 GWh | 31% | 24% | 16% | 1% | 130 g |
| Sun 5 Feb | 772 GWh | 27% | 24% | 15% | 4% | 126 g |
| Mon 6 Feb | 860 GWh | 19% | 42% | 12% | 4% | 211 g |
| Tue 7 Feb | 866 GWh | 11% | 50% | 12% | 4% | 248 g |
| Wed 8 Feb | 906 GWh | 33% | 35% | 11% | 4% | 183 g |
| Thu 9 Feb | 876 GWh | 31% | 35% | 11% | 4% | 181 g |
| Fri 10 Feb | 878 GWh | 41% | 29% | 11% | 2% | 151 g |
| Sat 11 Feb | 743 GWh | 28% | 33% | 12% | 1% | 173 g |
| Sun 12 Feb | 729 GWh | 14% | 41% | 12% | 1% | 216 g |
| Mon 13 Feb | 809 GWh | 14% | 49% | 11% | 4% | 241 g |
| Tue 14 Feb | 838 GWh | 20% | 42% | 10% | 4% | 222 g |
| Wed 15 Feb | 833 GWh | 36% | 31% | 9% | 3% | 160 g |
| Thu 16 Feb | 818 GWh | 33% | 32% | 8% | 1% | 162 g |
| Fri 17 Feb | 816 GWh | 48% | 19% | 7% | 2% | 102 g |
| Sat 18 Feb | 717 GWh | 45% | 16% | 7% | 2% | 92 g |
| Sun 19 Feb | 709 GWh | 42% | 19% | 8% | 5% | 105 g |
| Mon 20 Feb | 824 GWh | 49% | 23% | 8% | 3% | 109 g |
| Tue 21 Feb | 798 GWh | 23% | 44% | 9% | 2% | 202 g |
| Wed 22 Feb | 806 GWh | 22% | 49% | 8% | 2% | 221 g |
| Thu 23 Feb | 841 GWh | 30% | 39% | 8% | 3% | 178 g |
| Fri 24 Feb | 828 GWh | 40% | 28% | 8% | 3% | 133 g |
| Sat 25 Feb | 773 GWh | 37% | 24% | 9% | 3% | 120 g |
| Sun 26 Feb | 760 GWh | 20% | 35% | 10% | 5% | 165 g |
| Mon 27 Feb | 863 GWh | 13% | 53% | 10% | 3% | 239 g |
| Tue 28 Feb | 907 GWh | 16% | 57% | 10% | 2% | 250 g |