UK electricity in December 2010
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in December 2010.
In December 2010, coal made 41% of Britain's electricity, then gas (37%). Renewables made 2%, against 2% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 532 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, December 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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December 2010 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 14.1 TWh | 41.5% |
| Gas | 12.4 TWh | 36.5% |
| Nuclear | 5,904 GWh | 17.4% |
| Imports | 665 GWh | 2.0% |
| Wind | 465 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 307 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 138 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 1.8% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 19.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day42.5 GWh of windFri, 10 December 2010
- Highest wind share3.8%Fri, 10 December 2010
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarWed, 1 December 2010
- Cleanest day486 g/kWh averageSun, 26 December 2010
- Dirtiest day570 g/kWh averageWed, 1 December 2010
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Dec | 1,176 GWh | 1% | 40% | 13% | 0% | 570 g |
| Thu 2 Dec | 1,186 GWh | 1% | 40% | 14% | 0% | 564 g |
| Fri 3 Dec | 1,180 GWh | 1% | 39% | 15% | 0% | 561 g |
| Sat 4 Dec | 1,051 GWh | 2% | 37% | 17% | 0% | 535 g |
| Sun 5 Dec | 1,020 GWh | 1% | 36% | 17% | 0% | 525 g |
| Mon 6 Dec | 1,173 GWh | 1% | 38% | 15% | 0% | 538 g |
| Tue 7 Dec | 1,185 GWh | 0% | 39% | 16% | 0% | 549 g |
| Wed 8 Dec | 1,177 GWh | 1% | 38% | 17% | 0% | 534 g |
| Thu 9 Dec | 1,174 GWh | 2% | 35% | 17% | 0% | 536 g |
| Fri 10 Dec | 1,132 GWh | 4% | 35% | 16% | 0% | 533 g |
| Sat 11 Dec | 1,005 GWh | 4% | 33% | 19% | 0% | 498 g |
| Sun 12 Dec | 993 GWh | 1% | 36% | 19% | 0% | 506 g |
| Mon 13 Dec | 1,151 GWh | 0% | 39% | 17% | 0% | 543 g |
| Tue 14 Dec | 1,177 GWh | 1% | 40% | 17% | 0% | 541 g |
| Wed 15 Dec | 1,184 GWh | 2% | 39% | 17% | 0% | 532 g |
| Thu 16 Dec | 1,166 GWh | 4% | 36% | 17% | 0% | 532 g |
| Fri 17 Dec | 1,178 GWh | 2% | 37% | 16% | 0% | 549 g |
| Sat 18 Dec | 1,083 GWh | 1% | 35% | 18% | 0% | 553 g |
| Sun 19 Dec | 1,063 GWh | 1% | 35% | 19% | 0% | 546 g |
| Mon 20 Dec | 1,192 GWh | 0% | 36% | 17% | 0% | 549 g |
| Tue 21 Dec | 1,194 GWh | 0% | 38% | 16% | 0% | 542 g |
| Wed 22 Dec | 1,175 GWh | 0% | 38% | 16% | 0% | 544 g |
| Thu 23 Dec | 1,133 GWh | 1% | 37% | 17% | 0% | 530 g |
| Fri 24 Dec | 1,063 GWh | 1% | 34% | 18% | 0% | 523 g |
| Sat 25 Dec | 959 GWh | 1% | 32% | 20% | 0% | 502 g |
| Sun 26 Dec | 948 GWh | 2% | 33% | 22% | 0% | 486 g |
| Mon 27 Dec | 962 GWh | 3% | 35% | 22% | 0% | 502 g |
| Tue 28 Dec | 969 GWh | 1% | 37% | 20% | 0% | 501 g |
| Wed 29 Dec | 987 GWh | 0% | 34% | 19% | 0% | 533 g |
| Thu 30 Dec | 996 GWh | 0% | 34% | 19% | 0% | 522 g |
| Fri 31 Dec | 952 GWh | 2% | 31% | 21% | 0% | 506 g |