UK electricity in October 2011
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in October 2011.
In October 2011, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then coal (32%). Renewables made 7%, against 3% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 464 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, October 2011
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 2011 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 11.1 TWh | 41.9% |
| Coal | 8,576 GWh | 32.3% |
| Nuclear | 4,219 GWh | 15.9% |
| Wind | 1,526 GWh | 5.7% |
| Imports | 441 GWh | 1.7% |
| Hydro | 431 GWh | 1.6% |
| Pumped storage | 250 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 7.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 23.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day81.8 GWh of windMon, 24 October 2011
- Highest wind share9.2%Mon, 24 October 2011
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarSat, 1 October 2011
- Cleanest day378 g/kWh averageSun, 9 October 2011
- Dirtiest day543 g/kWh averageThu, 20 October 2011
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Oct | 749 GWh | 1% | 58% | 15% | 0% | 433 g |
| Sun 2 Oct | 728 GWh | 2% | 58% | 15% | 0% | 413 g |
| Mon 3 Oct | 845 GWh | 7% | 51% | 14% | 0% | 422 g |
| Tue 4 Oct | 862 GWh | 7% | 49% | 14% | 0% | 434 g |
| Wed 5 Oct | 866 GWh | 9% | 47% | 15% | 0% | 423 g |
| Thu 6 Oct | 854 GWh | 9% | 47% | 16% | 0% | 409 g |
| Fri 7 Oct | 855 GWh | 7% | 48% | 16% | 0% | 420 g |
| Sat 8 Oct | 783 GWh | 5% | 50% | 19% | 0% | 396 g |
| Sun 9 Oct | 756 GWh | 8% | 47% | 19% | 0% | 378 g |
| Mon 10 Oct | 866 GWh | 7% | 45% | 16% | 0% | 430 g |
| Tue 11 Oct | 879 GWh | 5% | 46% | 16% | 0% | 445 g |
| Wed 12 Oct | 898 GWh | 2% | 44% | 16% | 0% | 496 g |
| Thu 13 Oct | 897 GWh | 1% | 44% | 16% | 0% | 510 g |
| Fri 14 Oct | 866 GWh | 4% | 44% | 15% | 0% | 490 g |
| Sat 15 Oct | 784 GWh | 5% | 44% | 17% | 0% | 453 g |
| Sun 16 Oct | 768 GWh | 4% | 44% | 17% | 0% | 431 g |
| Mon 17 Oct | 901 GWh | 7% | 43% | 13% | 0% | 467 g |
| Tue 18 Oct | 911 GWh | 9% | 36% | 13% | 0% | 494 g |
| Wed 19 Oct | 932 GWh | 5% | 40% | 13% | 0% | 507 g |
| Thu 20 Oct | 963 GWh | 3% | 41% | 13% | 0% | 543 g |
| Fri 21 Oct | 943 GWh | 6% | 38% | 13% | 0% | 521 g |
| Sat 22 Oct | 814 GWh | 9% | 34% | 16% | 0% | 485 g |
| Sun 23 Oct | 777 GWh | 9% | 33% | 17% | 0% | 455 g |
| Mon 24 Oct | 885 GWh | 9% | 33% | 16% | 0% | 473 g |
| Tue 25 Oct | 909 GWh | 5% | 36% | 16% | 0% | 501 g |
| Wed 26 Oct | 925 GWh | 3% | 36% | 16% | 0% | 537 g |
| Thu 27 Oct | 908 GWh | 4% | 37% | 16% | 0% | 517 g |
| Fri 28 Oct | 912 GWh | 4% | 37% | 17% | 0% | 513 g |
| Sat 29 Oct | 814 GWh | 8% | 31% | 20% | 0% | 457 g |
| Sun 30 Oct | 813 GWh | 7% | 31% | 21% | 0% | 440 g |
| Mon 31 Oct | 905 GWh | 7% | 32% | 18% | 0% | 482 g |