UK electricity in February 2010
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in February 2010.
In February 2010, gas made 44% of Britain's electricity, then coal (36%). Renewables made 1%, against 2% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 506 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, February 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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February 2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 13.4 TWh | 44.4% |
| Coal | 10.8 TWh | 35.8% |
| Nuclear | 5,165 GWh | 17.1% |
| Pumped storage | 266 GWh | 0.9% |
| Wind | 193 GWh | 0.6% |
| Imports | 186 GWh | 0.6% |
| Hydro | 126 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 1.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 18.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day22.3 GWh of windFri, 26 February 2010
- Highest wind share2.2%Fri, 26 February 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarMon, 1 February 2010
- Cleanest day398 g/kWh averageSat, 27 February 2010
- Dirtiest day543 g/kWh averageTue, 2 February 2010
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Feb | 1,146 GWh | 1% | 40% | 16% | 0% | 540 g |
| Tue 2 Feb | 1,140 GWh | 1% | 42% | 15% | 0% | 543 g |
| Wed 3 Feb | 1,154 GWh | 1% | 43% | 15% | 0% | 541 g |
| Thu 4 Feb | 1,121 GWh | 1% | 43% | 16% | 0% | 534 g |
| Fri 5 Feb | 1,070 GWh | 1% | 43% | 17% | 0% | 516 g |
| Sat 6 Feb | 959 GWh | 1% | 43% | 19% | 0% | 482 g |
| Sun 7 Feb | 947 GWh | 0% | 43% | 20% | 0% | 477 g |
| Mon 8 Feb | 1,121 GWh | 1% | 43% | 17% | 0% | 525 g |
| Tue 9 Feb | 1,137 GWh | 1% | 43% | 16% | 0% | 532 g |
| Wed 10 Feb | 1,154 GWh | 0% | 43% | 17% | 0% | 531 g |
| Thu 11 Feb | 1,167 GWh | 0% | 43% | 17% | 0% | 531 g |
| Fri 12 Feb | 1,148 GWh | 0% | 43% | 16% | 0% | 538 g |
| Sat 13 Feb | 1,040 GWh | 0% | 45% | 17% | 0% | 517 g |
| Sun 14 Feb | 1,007 GWh | 0% | 46% | 18% | 0% | 510 g |
| Mon 15 Feb | 1,119 GWh | 1% | 44% | 16% | 0% | 525 g |
| Tue 16 Feb | 1,127 GWh | 0% | 44% | 16% | 0% | 531 g |
| Wed 17 Feb | 1,134 GWh | 0% | 43% | 16% | 0% | 543 g |
| Thu 18 Feb | 1,139 GWh | 0% | 44% | 15% | 0% | 538 g |
| Fri 19 Feb | 1,099 GWh | 0% | 45% | 17% | 0% | 524 g |
| Sat 20 Feb | 986 GWh | 0% | 45% | 19% | 0% | 489 g |
| Sun 21 Feb | 956 GWh | 0% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 470 g |
| Mon 22 Feb | 1,111 GWh | 0% | 44% | 17% | 0% | 515 g |
| Tue 23 Feb | 1,109 GWh | 1% | 44% | 17% | 0% | 509 g |
| Wed 24 Feb | 1,079 GWh | 2% | 47% | 18% | 0% | 481 g |
| Thu 25 Feb | 1,063 GWh | 1% | 46% | 18% | 0% | 478 g |
| Fri 26 Feb | 1,034 GWh | 2% | 48% | 18% | 0% | 458 g |
| Sat 27 Feb | 941 GWh | 2% | 52% | 20% | 0% | 398 g |
| Sun 28 Feb | 925 GWh | 1% | 52% | 20% | 0% | 400 g |