UK electricity in January 2010
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in January 2010.
In January 2010, gas made 43% of Britain's electricity, then coal (37%). Renewables made 2%, against 3% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 507 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, January 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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January 2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 14.5 TWh | 42.6% |
| Coal | 12.5 TWh | 36.8% |
| Nuclear | 5,963 GWh | 17.5% |
| Wind | 442 GWh | 1.3% |
| Pumped storage | 316 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 192 GWh | 0.6% |
| Imports | 132 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 1.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 19.4% |
Standout days
- Windiest day31.8 GWh of windTue, 12 January 2010
- Highest wind share2.7%Fri, 15 January 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarFri, 1 January 2010
- Cleanest day421 g/kWh averageFri, 1 January 2010
- Dirtiest day569 g/kWh averageFri, 8 January 2010
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | 910 GWh | 1% | 46% | 21% | 0% | 421 g |
| Sat 2 Jan | 959 GWh | 1% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 453 g |
| Sun 3 Jan | 972 GWh | 1% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 453 g |
| Mon 4 Jan | 1,172 GWh | 1% | 41% | 16% | 0% | 539 g |
| Tue 5 Jan | 1,194 GWh | 1% | 39% | 16% | 0% | 551 g |
| Wed 6 Jan | 1,183 GWh | 1% | 39% | 16% | 0% | 554 g |
| Thu 7 Jan | 1,218 GWh | 0% | 39% | 16% | 0% | 561 g |
| Fri 8 Jan | 1,208 GWh | 0% | 39% | 15% | 0% | 569 g |
| Sat 9 Jan | 1,100 GWh | 0% | 41% | 16% | 0% | 546 g |
| Sun 10 Jan | 1,077 GWh | 2% | 36% | 17% | 0% | 556 g |
| Mon 11 Jan | 1,201 GWh | 2% | 38% | 15% | 0% | 555 g |
| Tue 12 Jan | 1,210 GWh | 3% | 40% | 15% | 0% | 544 g |
| Wed 13 Jan | 1,204 GWh | 2% | 44% | 16% | 0% | 517 g |
| Thu 14 Jan | 1,200 GWh | 1% | 43% | 16% | 0% | 525 g |
| Fri 15 Jan | 1,152 GWh | 3% | 43% | 17% | 0% | 505 g |
| Sat 16 Jan | 1,005 GWh | 2% | 45% | 19% | 0% | 462 g |
| Sun 17 Jan | 948 GWh | 2% | 46% | 21% | 0% | 432 g |
| Mon 18 Jan | 1,097 GWh | 1% | 45% | 18% | 0% | 493 g |
| Tue 19 Jan | 1,090 GWh | 2% | 47% | 19% | 0% | 474 g |
| Wed 20 Jan | 1,122 GWh | 2% | 46% | 18% | 0% | 476 g |
| Thu 21 Jan | 1,121 GWh | 2% | 45% | 18% | 0% | 481 g |
| Fri 22 Jan | 1,091 GWh | 1% | 44% | 18% | 0% | 499 g |
| Sat 23 Jan | 975 GWh | 0% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 468 g |
| Sun 24 Jan | 955 GWh | 1% | 47% | 20% | 0% | 459 g |
| Mon 25 Jan | 1,120 GWh | 0% | 45% | 17% | 0% | 506 g |
| Tue 26 Jan | 1,162 GWh | 1% | 45% | 17% | 0% | 517 g |
| Wed 27 Jan | 1,149 GWh | 2% | 42% | 17% | 0% | 511 g |
| Thu 28 Jan | 1,126 GWh | 1% | 39% | 18% | 0% | 529 g |
| Fri 29 Jan | 1,106 GWh | 2% | 38% | 18% | 0% | 526 g |
| Sat 30 Jan | 1,029 GWh | 1% | 40% | 18% | 0% | 520 g |
| Sun 31 Jan | 1,026 GWh | 1% | 41% | 18% | 0% | 514 g |