History · 2016
GB electricity in 2016
In 2016, Great Britain generated 303.1 TWh of electricity, at an average carbon intensity of 273.8 gCO₂/kWh, with wind supplying 10.0% of generation.
- Generation
- 303.1 TWh
- Avg carbon
- 273.8
- gCO₂/kWh
- Renewable share
- 14.4%
- wind + solar + hydro
- Peak demand
- 51.1 GW
- 2016-01-18
Share of generation by fuel
- Wind
- 10.0%
- Solar
- 3.3%
- Nuclear
- 22.0%
- Biomass
- not tracked before Nov 2017
- Hydro
- 1.1%
- Gas
- 42.0%
- Coal
- 9.2%
- Imports
- 6.7%
- Other
- 4.7%
Yearly averages of NESO's half-hourly historic mix. Wind includes NESO's embedded estimate; "not tracked" means the national data didn't break that fuel out yet - not that none was generated.
Carbon extremes of 2016
- Greenest half-hour
- 95 gCO₂/kWh
- 2016-08-07 13:00 UTC
- Dirtiest half-hour
- 470 gCO₂/kWh
- 2016-01-19 08:30 UTC