UK electricity in October 2010
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in October 2010.
In October 2010, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then coal (33%). Renewables made 3%, against 2% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 466 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, October 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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October 2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 11.6 TWh | 42.3% |
| Coal | 9,018 GWh | 32.8% |
| Nuclear | 5,447 GWh | 19.8% |
| Wind | 635 GWh | 2.3% |
| Hydro | 271 GWh | 1.0% |
| Imports | 240 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 237 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 3.3% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 23.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day40.9 GWh of windTue, 5 October 2010
- Highest wind share4.6%Tue, 5 October 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarFri, 1 October 2010
- Cleanest day355 g/kWh averageSun, 10 October 2010
- Dirtiest day518 g/kWh averageFri, 1 October 2010
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Oct | 891 GWh | 4% | 41% | 14% | 0% | 518 g |
| Sat 2 Oct | 785 GWh | 4% | 42% | 17% | 0% | 453 g |
| Sun 3 Oct | 772 GWh | 2% | 42% | 18% | 0% | 436 g |
| Mon 4 Oct | 896 GWh | 4% | 44% | 16% | 0% | 472 g |
| Tue 5 Oct | 882 GWh | 5% | 44% | 18% | 0% | 459 g |
| Wed 6 Oct | 897 GWh | 3% | 45% | 18% | 0% | 461 g |
| Thu 7 Oct | 910 GWh | 2% | 43% | 19% | 0% | 483 g |
| Fri 8 Oct | 886 GWh | 3% | 42% | 20% | 0% | 462 g |
| Sat 9 Oct | 770 GWh | 4% | 47% | 23% | 0% | 369 g |
| Sun 10 Oct | 747 GWh | 4% | 47% | 25% | 0% | 355 g |
| Mon 11 Oct | 867 GWh | 1% | 45% | 22% | 0% | 444 g |
| Tue 12 Oct | 911 GWh | 1% | 42% | 20% | 0% | 487 g |
| Wed 13 Oct | 932 GWh | 1% | 40% | 20% | 0% | 508 g |
| Thu 14 Oct | 945 GWh | 0% | 39% | 20% | 0% | 512 g |
| Fri 15 Oct | 927 GWh | 1% | 40% | 21% | 0% | 493 g |
| Sat 16 Oct | 822 GWh | 1% | 41% | 23% | 0% | 471 g |
| Sun 17 Oct | 825 GWh | 2% | 41% | 24% | 0% | 444 g |
| Mon 18 Oct | 932 GWh | 4% | 40% | 22% | 0% | 458 g |
| Tue 19 Oct | 942 GWh | 2% | 44% | 21% | 0% | 461 g |
| Wed 20 Oct | 959 GWh | 1% | 42% | 21% | 0% | 485 g |
| Thu 21 Oct | 965 GWh | 2% | 43% | 19% | 0% | 485 g |
| Fri 22 Oct | 938 GWh | 1% | 43% | 20% | 0% | 488 g |
| Sat 23 Oct | 841 GWh | 1% | 43% | 21% | 0% | 470 g |
| Sun 24 Oct | 826 GWh | 1% | 45% | 22% | 0% | 462 g |
| Mon 25 Oct | 993 GWh | 1% | 42% | 18% | 0% | 504 g |
| Tue 26 Oct | 987 GWh | 2% | 42% | 18% | 0% | 494 g |
| Wed 27 Oct | 945 GWh | 3% | 41% | 19% | 0% | 490 g |
| Thu 28 Oct | 943 GWh | 3% | 41% | 18% | 0% | 501 g |
| Fri 29 Oct | 911 GWh | 4% | 39% | 18% | 0% | 490 g |
| Sat 30 Oct | 799 GWh | 2% | 42% | 21% | 0% | 427 g |
| Sun 31 Oct | 842 GWh | 0% | 44% | 21% | 0% | 418 g |