UK electricity in May 2024
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in May 2024.
In May 2024, gas made 25% of Britain's electricity, then imports (21%). Renewables made 35%, against 32% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 122 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, May 2024
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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May 2024 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 5,312 GWh | 24.8% |
| Imports | 4,447 GWh | 20.8% |
| Wind | 4,029 GWh | 18.8% |
| Nuclear | 3,622 GWh | 16.9% |
| Solar | 1,844 GWh | 8.6% |
| Biomass | 1,526 GWh | 7.1% |
| Other | 255 GWh | 1.2% |
| Hydro | 169 GWh | 0.8% |
| Pumped storage | 132 GWh | 0.6% |
| Coal | 92.1 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 35.3% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 52.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day297.3 GWh of windThu, 23 May 2024
- Highest wind share40.7%Thu, 30 May 2024
- Sunniest day91.3 GWh of solarSun, 19 May 2024
- Cleanest day55 g/kWh averageThu, 30 May 2024
- Dirtiest day180 g/kWh averageFri, 24 May 2024
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 May | 734 GWh | 15% | 25% | 18% | 7% | 122 g |
| Thu 2 May | 756 GWh | 33% | 12% | 17% | 6% | 72 g |
| Fri 3 May | 742 GWh | 24% | 22% | 17% | 4% | 113 g |
| Sat 4 May | 677 GWh | 15% | 26% | 19% | 10% | 129 g |
| Sun 5 May | 639 GWh | 6% | 32% | 20% | 9% | 160 g |
| Mon 6 May | 668 GWh | 7% | 33% | 19% | 8% | 161 g |
| Tue 7 May | 720 GWh | 7% | 35% | 18% | 9% | 167 g |
| Wed 8 May | 737 GWh | 11% | 32% | 17% | 10% | 152 g |
| Thu 9 May | 718 GWh | 10% | 28% | 16% | 12% | 137 g |
| Fri 10 May | 700 GWh | 6% | 32% | 16% | 12% | 155 g |
| Sat 11 May | 624 GWh | 19% | 16% | 18% | 14% | 98 g |
| Sun 12 May | 651 GWh | 32% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 76 g |
| Mon 13 May | 698 GWh | 25% | 21% | 16% | 8% | 108 g |
| Tue 14 May | 705 GWh | 27% | 28% | 16% | 5% | 123 g |
| Wed 15 May | 676 GWh | 10% | 33% | 17% | 9% | 147 g |
| Thu 16 May | 714 GWh | 9% | 38% | 16% | 5% | 176 g |
| Fri 17 May | 700 GWh | 7% | 37% | 16% | 10% | 164 g |
| Sat 18 May | 633 GWh | 11% | 30% | 18% | 10% | 144 g |
| Sun 19 May | 616 GWh | 14% | 20% | 18% | 15% | 111 g |
| Mon 20 May | 701 GWh | 13% | 29% | 16% | 12% | 141 g |
| Tue 21 May | 705 GWh | 7% | 38% | 16% | 6% | 171 g |
| Wed 22 May | 724 GWh | 29% | 22% | 16% | 4% | 113 g |
| Thu 23 May | 743 GWh | 40% | 16% | 15% | 6% | 76 g |
| Fri 24 May | 704 GWh | 7% | 41% | 16% | 7% | 180 g |
| Sat 25 May | 629 GWh | 17% | 20% | 18% | 11% | 109 g |
| Sun 26 May | 625 GWh | 23% | 14% | 18% | 9% | 87 g |
| Mon 27 May | 653 GWh | 22% | 16% | 17% | 11% | 90 g |
| Tue 28 May | 698 GWh | 27% | 19% | 16% | 4% | 104 g |
| Wed 29 May | 708 GWh | 27% | 19% | 16% | 8% | 94 g |
| Thu 30 May | 721 GWh | 41% | 10% | 16% | 7% | 55 g |
| Fri 31 May | 712 GWh | 38% | 10% | 16% | 7% | 59 g |