UK electricity in March 2010
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in March 2010.
In March 2010, gas made 51% of Britain's electricity, then coal (26%). Renewables made 2%, against 3% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 438 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, March 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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March 2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 15.5 TWh | 50.5% |
| Coal | 8,078 GWh | 26.4% |
| Nuclear | 5,940 GWh | 19.4% |
| Wind | 388 GWh | 1.3% |
| Imports | 291 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 274 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 182 GWh | 0.6% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 1.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 21.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day35.8 GWh of windTue, 30 March 2010
- Highest wind share3.7%Tue, 30 March 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarMon, 1 March 2010
- Cleanest day347 g/kWh averageSun, 21 March 2010
- Dirtiest day501 g/kWh averageThu, 11 March 2010
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Mar | 1,050 GWh | 0% | 49% | 17% | 0% | 472 g |
| Tue 2 Mar | 1,076 GWh | 0% | 50% | 17% | 0% | 483 g |
| Wed 3 Mar | 1,076 GWh | 0% | 50% | 18% | 0% | 482 g |
| Thu 4 Mar | 1,084 GWh | 0% | 50% | 18% | 0% | 484 g |
| Fri 5 Mar | 1,079 GWh | 1% | 49% | 19% | 0% | 470 g |
| Sat 6 Mar | 965 GWh | 0% | 53% | 21% | 0% | 431 g |
| Sun 7 Mar | 960 GWh | 0% | 54% | 22% | 0% | 418 g |
| Mon 8 Mar | 1,104 GWh | 0% | 50% | 19% | 0% | 477 g |
| Tue 9 Mar | 1,097 GWh | 0% | 49% | 19% | 0% | 486 g |
| Wed 10 Mar | 1,098 GWh | 0% | 48% | 19% | 0% | 488 g |
| Thu 11 Mar | 1,097 GWh | 1% | 44% | 19% | 0% | 501 g |
| Fri 12 Mar | 1,068 GWh | 1% | 45% | 19% | 0% | 491 g |
| Sat 13 Mar | 954 GWh | 2% | 48% | 22% | 0% | 440 g |
| Sun 14 Mar | 898 GWh | 2% | 50% | 23% | 0% | 414 g |
| Mon 15 Mar | 1,026 GWh | 2% | 47% | 21% | 0% | 444 g |
| Tue 16 Mar | 1,019 GWh | 1% | 49% | 21% | 0% | 445 g |
| Wed 17 Mar | 1,013 GWh | 2% | 47% | 19% | 0% | 462 g |
| Thu 18 Mar | 971 GWh | 3% | 50% | 19% | 0% | 429 g |
| Fri 19 Mar | 955 GWh | 3% | 52% | 18% | 0% | 421 g |
| Sat 20 Mar | 856 GWh | 1% | 56% | 20% | 0% | 366 g |
| Sun 21 Mar | 831 GWh | 1% | 57% | 23% | 0% | 347 g |
| Mon 22 Mar | 956 GWh | 2% | 53% | 20% | 0% | 407 g |
| Tue 23 Mar | 996 GWh | 1% | 52% | 19% | 0% | 434 g |
| Wed 24 Mar | 972 GWh | 1% | 51% | 19% | 0% | 442 g |
| Thu 25 Mar | 972 GWh | 1% | 51% | 19% | 0% | 432 g |
| Fri 26 Mar | 936 GWh | 2% | 53% | 19% | 0% | 419 g |
| Sat 27 Mar | 840 GWh | 3% | 54% | 20% | 0% | 358 g |
| Sun 28 Mar | 783 GWh | 3% | 55% | 21% | 0% | 349 g |
| Mon 29 Mar | 959 GWh | 1% | 52% | 18% | 0% | 443 g |
| Tue 30 Mar | 965 GWh | 4% | 52% | 18% | 0% | 423 g |
| Wed 31 Mar | 983 GWh | 3% | 52% | 17% | 0% | 432 g |