UK electricity in 2010
How Great Britain made its electricity in 2010, from 365 days of half-hourly data.
In 2010, gas made 47% of Britain's electricity, ahead of coal (31%). Renewables made 2% (down from 2% in 2009), and the average carbon intensity was 461 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day in 2010
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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2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 157.1 TWh | 46.9% |
| Coal | 102.8 TWh | 30.7% |
| Nuclear | 58.5 TWh | 17.5% |
| Imports | 6,878 GWh | 2.1% |
| Wind | 4,605 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 3,124 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 2,138 GWh | 0.6% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 2.0% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 19.5% |
Standout days
- Windiest day56.7 GWh of windWed, 17 November 2010
- Highest wind share6.2%Mon, 6 September 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarFri, 1 January 2010
- Cleanest day334 g/kWh averageSun, 30 May 2010
- Dirtiest day570 g/kWh averageTue, 30 November 2010
- Busiest day1217.9 GWh in totalThu, 7 January 2010
Month by month
| Month | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | 34.1 TWh | 1% | 43% | 17% | 0% | 507 g |
| February 2010 | 30.1 TWh | 1% | 44% | 17% | 0% | 506 g |
| March 2010 | 30.6 TWh | 1% | 51% | 19% | 0% | 438 g |
| April 2010 | 26.1 TWh | 1% | 53% | 18% | 0% | 431 g |
| May 2010 | 25.7 TWh | 1% | 56% | 16% | 0% | 432 g |
| June 2010 | 23.9 TWh | 1% | 52% | 17% | 0% | 429 g |
| July 2010 | 24.5 TWh | 2% | 49% | 17% | 0% | 436 g |
| August 2010 | 24.0 TWh | 1% | 52% | 18% | 0% | 407 g |
| September 2010 | 24.8 TWh | 2% | 49% | 16% | 0% | 453 g |
| October 2010 | 27.5 TWh | 2% | 42% | 20% | 0% | 466 g |
| November 2010 | 29.8 TWh | 2% | 42% | 16% | 0% | 503 g |
| December 2010 | 34.0 TWh | 1% | 37% | 17% | 0% | 532 g |