UK electricity in September 2010
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in September 2010.
In September 2010, gas made 49% of Britain's electricity, then coal (29%). Renewables made 3%, against 3% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 453 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, September 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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September 2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 12.2 TWh | 49.1% |
| Coal | 7,095 GWh | 28.7% |
| Nuclear | 3,941 GWh | 15.9% |
| Imports | 554 GWh | 2.2% |
| Wind | 549 GWh | 2.2% |
| Hydro | 225 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 223 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 3.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 19.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day50.6 GWh of windMon, 6 September 2010
- Highest wind share6.2%Mon, 6 September 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarWed, 1 September 2010
- Cleanest day382 g/kWh averageSun, 5 September 2010
- Dirtiest day553 g/kWh averageThu, 30 September 2010
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Sept | 850 GWh | 0% | 51% | 18% | 0% | 468 g |
| Thu 2 Sept | 833 GWh | 0% | 52% | 18% | 0% | 450 g |
| Fri 3 Sept | 816 GWh | 0% | 51% | 19% | 0% | 453 g |
| Sat 4 Sept | 729 GWh | 1% | 50% | 18% | 0% | 411 g |
| Sun 5 Sept | 703 GWh | 4% | 48% | 20% | 0% | 382 g |
| Mon 6 Sept | 816 GWh | 6% | 48% | 17% | 0% | 420 g |
| Tue 7 Sept | 852 GWh | 4% | 50% | 16% | 0% | 442 g |
| Wed 8 Sept | 862 GWh | 1% | 51% | 15% | 0% | 461 g |
| Thu 9 Sept | 854 GWh | 0% | 53% | 15% | 0% | 467 g |
| Fri 10 Sept | 830 GWh | 2% | 52% | 16% | 0% | 455 g |
| Sat 11 Sept | 734 GWh | 2% | 52% | 17% | 0% | 416 g |
| Sun 12 Sept | 714 GWh | 2% | 52% | 18% | 0% | 389 g |
| Mon 13 Sept | 823 GWh | 4% | 49% | 15% | 0% | 443 g |
| Tue 14 Sept | 824 GWh | 5% | 47% | 16% | 0% | 438 g |
| Wed 15 Sept | 830 GWh | 5% | 49% | 16% | 0% | 421 g |
| Thu 16 Sept | 853 GWh | 4% | 50% | 16% | 0% | 436 g |
| Fri 17 Sept | 843 GWh | 3% | 52% | 16% | 0% | 438 g |
| Sat 18 Sept | 757 GWh | 1% | 56% | 18% | 0% | 383 g |
| Sun 19 Sept | 727 GWh | 1% | 53% | 19% | 0% | 388 g |
| Mon 20 Sept | 847 GWh | 2% | 51% | 16% | 0% | 452 g |
| Tue 21 Sept | 878 GWh | 2% | 53% | 15% | 0% | 460 g |
| Wed 22 Sept | 874 GWh | 1% | 51% | 15% | 0% | 466 g |
| Thu 23 Sept | 882 GWh | 3% | 50% | 15% | 0% | 464 g |
| Fri 24 Sept | 854 GWh | 3% | 48% | 14% | 0% | 471 g |
| Sat 25 Sept | 758 GWh | 2% | 41% | 16% | 0% | 473 g |
| Sun 26 Sept | 762 GWh | 1% | 42% | 16% | 0% | 472 g |
| Mon 27 Sept | 901 GWh | 1% | 42% | 13% | 0% | 536 g |
| Tue 28 Sept | 926 GWh | 2% | 44% | 13% | 0% | 540 g |
| Wed 29 Sept | 918 GWh | 1% | 43% | 12% | 0% | 545 g |
| Thu 30 Sept | 907 GWh | 1% | 44% | 12% | 0% | 553 g |