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The monthly carbon intensity of the power sector in Great Britain is typically highest in the cooler months. Since May 2015, the highest carbon intensity was recorded in October 2017. That month, energy sources including coal, CCGT, Biomass and other fossil fuels emitted 415 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour. Since then, Great Britain's carbon intensity has been falling, and in May 2020 dropped to a low of 108 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour. Great Britain's power sector carbon intensity is forecast to continue falling in the coming decades.

Monthly carbon intensity of the power sector in Great Britain from 2015 to 2020 (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)

Characteristic	Carbon intensity in gCO2/KWh
Sep '20	213
Aug '20	182
Jul '20	167
Jun '20	150
May '20	108
Apr '20	127
Mar '20	159
Feb '20	141
Jan '20	177
Dec '19	174
Nov '19	216
Oct '19	180
Sep '19	155
Aug '19	150
Jul '19	238
Jun '19	219
May '19	219
Apr '19	218
Mar '19	199
Feb '19	229
Jan '19	283
Dec '18	246
Nov '18	270
Oct '18	236
Sep '18	215
Aug '18	215
Jul '18	236
Jun '18	230
May '18	227
Apr '18	233
Mar '18	321
Feb '18	303
Jan '18	261
Dec '17	320
Nov '17	310
Oct '17	234
Sep '17	250
Aug '17	220
Jul '17	229
Jun '17	213
May '17	241
Apr '17	251
Mar '17	278
Feb '17	327
Jan '17	369
Dec '16	319
Nov '16	332
Oct '16	315
Sep '16	268
Aug '16	250
Jul '16	266
Jun '16	304
May '16	271
Apr '16	313
Mar '16	376
Feb '16	386
Jan '16	364
Dec '15	334
Nov '15	374
Oct '15	415
Sep '15	381
Aug '15	362
Jul '15	358
Jun '15	348
May '15	345

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January 2021

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United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

May 2015 to September 2020

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*Includes coal, CCGT, Biomass, and other fossil fuels (including oil, OCGT and gas CHP-CCGT)

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