New low carbon records in April
In April, wind was our largest source of generation for the third consecutive month, providing 35.1% of our electricity.
59% of electricity came from zero-carbon sources, peaking at 88% on 15 April at 1pm.
During April, Great Britain achieved two new low carbon records. On 5 April the low carbon record was broken for the first time at 21gCO2/kWh, beating the previous record of 27gCO2/kWh. Ten days later, on 15 April at 1pm, the record was broken again at 19gCO2/kWh.
On 15 April the share of Great Britain’s electricity being generated by fossil fuels also fell to a record low of 2.4%.
If you have any questions about these figures, contact us here.
Craig Dyke
Head of National Control
Find out about Great Britain's electricity generation and how much came from sources such as wind, solar and biomass in our monthly snapshot.
Our control room experts continue to balance supply and demand second by second as we move into the spring months – and you can follow the electricity mix live in our carbon intensity app - available on Google Play Store and The App Store.
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Name Sort descending | Published |
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April 2020 Electricity Report | 4 May 2020 |
April 2021 Electricity Report | 5 May 2021 |
April 2022 Electricity Report | 5 May 2022 |
April 2023 Electricity Report | 7 May 2023 |
August 2020 Electricity Report | 2 Sep 2020 |
August 2021 Electricity Report | 3 Sep 2021 |
August 2022 Electricity Report | 7 Sep 2022 |
August 2023 Electricity Report | 31 Aug 2023 |
December 2020 Electricity Report | 5 Jan 2021 |
December 2021 Electricity Report | 7 Jan 2022 |