UK electricity in October 2009
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in October 2009.
In October 2009, gas made 49% of Britain's electricity, then coal (30%). Renewables made 2%; average carbon intensity 464 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, October 2009
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Coal
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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October 2009 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 13.6 TWh | 49.3% |
| Coal | 8,261 GWh | 29.9% |
| Nuclear | 4,734 GWh | 17.1% |
| Wind | 346 GWh | 1.3% |
| Hydro | 326 GWh | 1.2% |
| Pumped storage | 288 GWh | 1.0% |
| Imports | 48.0 GWh | 0.2% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 2.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 19.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day33.1 GWh of windSat, 3 October 2009
- Highest wind share4.3%Sat, 3 October 2009
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarThu, 1 October 2009
- Cleanest day396 g/kWh averageSun, 4 October 2009
- Dirtiest day507 g/kWh averageMon, 19 October 2009
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct | 885 GWh | 1% | 52% | 15% | 0% | 477 g |
| Fri 2 Oct | 872 GWh | 2% | 51% | 15% | 0% | 475 g |
| Sat 3 Oct | 763 GWh | 4% | 51% | 18% | 0% | 415 g |
| Sun 4 Oct | 713 GWh | 1% | 56% | 20% | 0% | 396 g |
| Mon 5 Oct | 902 GWh | 1% | 47% | 16% | 0% | 485 g |
| Tue 6 Oct | 916 GWh | 2% | 48% | 16% | 0% | 481 g |
| Wed 7 Oct | 922 GWh | 1% | 49% | 16% | 0% | 479 g |
| Thu 8 Oct | 929 GWh | 1% | 51% | 15% | 0% | 478 g |
| Fri 9 Oct | 925 GWh | 2% | 50% | 15% | 0% | 477 g |
| Sat 10 Oct | 795 GWh | 1% | 52% | 17% | 0% | 440 g |
| Sun 11 Oct | 764 GWh | 2% | 54% | 18% | 0% | 397 g |
| Mon 12 Oct | 913 GWh | 0% | 50% | 15% | 0% | 484 g |
| Tue 13 Oct | 941 GWh | 0% | 50% | 15% | 0% | 496 g |
| Wed 14 Oct | 952 GWh | 0% | 50% | 15% | 0% | 494 g |
| Thu 15 Oct | 957 GWh | 0% | 51% | 15% | 0% | 488 g |
| Fri 16 Oct | 926 GWh | 0% | 51% | 16% | 0% | 484 g |
| Sat 17 Oct | 846 GWh | 0% | 54% | 17% | 0% | 457 g |
| Sun 18 Oct | 835 GWh | 1% | 52% | 18% | 0% | 455 g |
| Mon 19 Oct | 961 GWh | 1% | 47% | 15% | 0% | 507 g |
| Tue 20 Oct | 976 GWh | 2% | 46% | 15% | 0% | 503 g |
| Wed 21 Oct | 979 GWh | 1% | 46% | 15% | 0% | 507 g |
| Thu 22 Oct | 970 GWh | 1% | 45% | 16% | 0% | 501 g |
| Fri 23 Oct | 949 GWh | 1% | 46% | 16% | 0% | 506 g |
| Sat 24 Oct | 819 GWh | 3% | 50% | 18% | 0% | 445 g |
| Sun 25 Oct | 794 GWh | 3% | 49% | 22% | 0% | 401 g |
| Mon 26 Oct | 918 GWh | 0% | 47% | 19% | 0% | 462 g |
| Tue 27 Oct | 908 GWh | 2% | 47% | 20% | 0% | 448 g |
| Wed 28 Oct | 947 GWh | 1% | 45% | 20% | 0% | 463 g |
| Thu 29 Oct | 917 GWh | 1% | 46% | 21% | 0% | 451 g |
| Fri 30 Oct | 919 GWh | 2% | 48% | 21% | 0% | 425 g |
| Sat 31 Oct | 822 GWh | 2% | 51% | 22% | 0% | 407 g |