UK electricity in May 2010
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in May 2010.
In May 2010, gas made 56% of Britain's electricity, then coal (24%). Renewables made 1%, against 3% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 432 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, May 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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May 2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 14.3 TWh | 55.5% |
| Coal | 6,056 GWh | 23.5% |
| Nuclear | 4,200 GWh | 16.3% |
| Imports | 660 GWh | 2.6% |
| Pumped storage | 254 GWh | 1.0% |
| Wind | 159 GWh | 0.6% |
| Hydro | 115 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 1.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 17.4% |
Standout days
- Windiest day14.4 GWh of windThu, 13 May 2010
- Highest wind share1.6%Thu, 13 May 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarSat, 1 May 2010
- Cleanest day334 g/kWh averageSun, 30 May 2010
- Dirtiest day504 g/kWh averageWed, 12 May 2010
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 May | 768 GWh | 1% | 56% | 19% | 0% | 373 g |
| Sun 2 May | 750 GWh | 0% | 58% | 20% | 0% | 361 g |
| Mon 3 May | 797 GWh | 0% | 59% | 18% | 0% | 409 g |
| Tue 4 May | 911 GWh | 1% | 53% | 16% | 0% | 463 g |
| Wed 5 May | 917 GWh | 0% | 52% | 17% | 0% | 476 g |
| Thu 6 May | 921 GWh | 1% | 52% | 17% | 0% | 468 g |
| Fri 7 May | 901 GWh | 2% | 54% | 16% | 0% | 457 g |
| Sat 8 May | 792 GWh | 1% | 54% | 17% | 0% | 427 g |
| Sun 9 May | 784 GWh | 0% | 55% | 17% | 0% | 407 g |
| Mon 10 May | 918 GWh | 1% | 54% | 15% | 0% | 471 g |
| Tue 11 May | 908 GWh | 0% | 53% | 15% | 0% | 487 g |
| Wed 12 May | 930 GWh | 0% | 50% | 15% | 0% | 504 g |
| Thu 13 May | 895 GWh | 2% | 53% | 14% | 0% | 451 g |
| Fri 14 May | 879 GWh | 0% | 57% | 14% | 0% | 467 g |
| Sat 15 May | 764 GWh | 2% | 59% | 16% | 0% | 394 g |
| Sun 16 May | 746 GWh | 1% | 59% | 16% | 0% | 387 g |
| Mon 17 May | 869 GWh | 0% | 56% | 15% | 0% | 459 g |
| Tue 18 May | 886 GWh | 0% | 55% | 15% | 0% | 466 g |
| Wed 19 May | 882 GWh | 1% | 55% | 15% | 0% | 466 g |
| Thu 20 May | 862 GWh | 0% | 56% | 15% | 0% | 464 g |
| Fri 21 May | 855 GWh | 0% | 56% | 15% | 0% | 465 g |
| Sat 22 May | 743 GWh | 0% | 57% | 16% | 0% | 400 g |
| Sun 23 May | 723 GWh | 1% | 56% | 17% | 0% | 396 g |
| Mon 24 May | 842 GWh | 1% | 53% | 15% | 0% | 429 g |
| Tue 25 May | 844 GWh | 0% | 55% | 15% | 0% | 460 g |
| Wed 26 May | 853 GWh | 0% | 56% | 15% | 0% | 449 g |
| Thu 27 May | 846 GWh | 1% | 56% | 16% | 0% | 446 g |
| Fri 28 May | 815 GWh | 1% | 58% | 17% | 0% | 412 g |
| Sat 29 May | 738 GWh | 0% | 58% | 19% | 0% | 361 g |
| Sun 30 May | 685 GWh | 1% | 58% | 21% | 0% | 334 g |
| Mon 31 May | 721 GWh | 1% | 60% | 20% | 0% | 368 g |