UK electricity in April 2010
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2010.
In April 2010, gas made 53% of Britain's electricity, then coal (25%). Renewables made 2%, against 2% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 431 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 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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April 2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 13.7 TWh | 52.5% |
| Coal | 6,455 GWh | 24.7% |
| Nuclear | 4,814 GWh | 18.4% |
| Imports | 385 GWh | 1.5% |
| Wind | 291 GWh | 1.1% |
| Pumped storage | 257 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 202 GWh | 0.8% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 1.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 20.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day28.1 GWh of windMon, 5 April 2010
- Highest wind share3.5%Mon, 5 April 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarThu, 1 April 2010
- Cleanest day361 g/kWh averageMon, 5 April 2010
- Dirtiest day485 g/kWh averageThu, 22 April 2010
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Apr | 987 GWh | 2% | 51% | 17% | 0% | 462 g |
| Fri 2 Apr | 886 GWh | 1% | 52% | 19% | 0% | 442 g |
| Sat 3 Apr | 835 GWh | 0% | 50% | 21% | 0% | 409 g |
| Sun 4 Apr | 787 GWh | 1% | 51% | 23% | 0% | 385 g |
| Mon 5 Apr | 792 GWh | 4% | 51% | 22% | 0% | 361 g |
| Tue 6 Apr | 896 GWh | 3% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 428 g |
| Wed 7 Apr | 949 GWh | 1% | 50% | 18% | 0% | 463 g |
| Thu 8 Apr | 934 GWh | 2% | 51% | 18% | 0% | 454 g |
| Fri 9 Apr | 894 GWh | 0% | 55% | 18% | 0% | 444 g |
| Sat 10 Apr | 781 GWh | 0% | 57% | 21% | 0% | 377 g |
| Sun 11 Apr | 753 GWh | 0% | 56% | 21% | 0% | 370 g |
| Mon 12 Apr | 900 GWh | 0% | 53% | 18% | 0% | 455 g |
| Tue 13 Apr | 922 GWh | 1% | 51% | 17% | 0% | 470 g |
| Wed 14 Apr | 933 GWh | 0% | 50% | 17% | 0% | 479 g |
| Thu 15 Apr | 940 GWh | 0% | 51% | 17% | 0% | 476 g |
| Fri 16 Apr | 904 GWh | 1% | 51% | 17% | 0% | 461 g |
| Sat 17 Apr | 785 GWh | 2% | 55% | 19% | 0% | 382 g |
| Sun 18 Apr | 762 GWh | 0% | 56% | 20% | 0% | 377 g |
| Mon 19 Apr | 921 GWh | 1% | 50% | 17% | 0% | 465 g |
| Tue 20 Apr | 914 GWh | 3% | 52% | 17% | 0% | 446 g |
| Wed 21 Apr | 923 GWh | 1% | 51% | 17% | 0% | 468 g |
| Thu 22 Apr | 939 GWh | 1% | 51% | 16% | 0% | 485 g |
| Fri 23 Apr | 907 GWh | 0% | 51% | 16% | 0% | 481 g |
| Sat 24 Apr | 783 GWh | 1% | 59% | 19% | 0% | 388 g |
| Sun 25 Apr | 761 GWh | 1% | 57% | 20% | 0% | 364 g |
| Mon 26 Apr | 879 GWh | 2% | 53% | 18% | 0% | 437 g |
| Tue 27 Apr | 872 GWh | 2% | 54% | 18% | 0% | 433 g |
| Wed 28 Apr | 868 GWh | 3% | 53% | 18% | 0% | 416 g |
| Thu 29 Apr | 879 GWh | 1% | 54% | 18% | 0% | 430 g |
| Fri 30 Apr | 847 GWh | 0% | 55% | 18% | 0% | 431 g |