UK electricity in October 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in October 2014.
In October 2014, coal made 32% of Britain's electricity, then gas (30%). Renewables made 13%, against 10% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 435 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, October 2014
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Coal
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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October 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 8,218 GWh | 31.6% |
| Gas | 7,764 GWh | 29.9% |
| Nuclear | 3,859 GWh | 14.9% |
| Wind | 2,944 GWh | 11.3% |
| Imports | 1,699 GWh | 6.5% |
| Other | 693 GWh | 2.7% |
| Hydro | 303 GWh | 1.2% |
| Solar | 250 GWh | 1.0% |
| Pumped storage | 250 GWh | 1.0% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 13.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 28.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day160.6 GWh of windTue, 21 October 2014
- Highest wind share22.1%Sun, 19 October 2014
- Sunniest day14.4 GWh of solarFri, 10 October 2014
- Cleanest day361 g/kWh averageSun, 19 October 2014
- Dirtiest day478 g/kWh averageWed, 15 October 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Oct | 834 GWh | 7% | 30% | 18% | 1% | 454 g |
| Thu 2 Oct | 842 GWh | 6% | 30% | 18% | 2% | 455 g |
| Fri 3 Oct | 811 GWh | 9% | 28% | 18% | 2% | 428 g |
| Sat 4 Oct | 746 GWh | 10% | 24% | 19% | 1% | 424 g |
| Sun 5 Oct | 723 GWh | 10% | 23% | 20% | 2% | 411 g |
| Mon 6 Oct | 851 GWh | 13% | 30% | 17% | 1% | 406 g |
| Tue 7 Oct | 877 GWh | 9% | 28% | 17% | 1% | 460 g |
| Wed 8 Oct | 878 GWh | 10% | 29% | 16% | 1% | 445 g |
| Thu 9 Oct | 866 GWh | 11% | 26% | 17% | 1% | 437 g |
| Fri 10 Oct | 879 GWh | 6% | 32% | 17% | 2% | 456 g |
| Sat 11 Oct | 792 GWh | 3% | 38% | 18% | 1% | 464 g |
| Sun 12 Oct | 770 GWh | 4% | 38% | 17% | 1% | 464 g |
| Mon 13 Oct | 871 GWh | 11% | 33% | 14% | 0% | 455 g |
| Tue 14 Oct | 898 GWh | 7% | 36% | 13% | 0% | 473 g |
| Wed 15 Oct | 897 GWh | 9% | 33% | 14% | 0% | 478 g |
| Thu 16 Oct | 892 GWh | 8% | 37% | 13% | 1% | 455 g |
| Fri 17 Oct | 858 GWh | 11% | 34% | 13% | 1% | 453 g |
| Sat 18 Oct | 742 GWh | 22% | 26% | 14% | 1% | 378 g |
| Sun 19 Oct | 720 GWh | 22% | 25% | 15% | 2% | 361 g |
| Mon 20 Oct | 854 GWh | 16% | 29% | 13% | 1% | 425 g |
| Tue 21 Oct | 854 GWh | 19% | 24% | 13% | 1% | 421 g |
| Wed 22 Oct | 899 GWh | 15% | 29% | 12% | 1% | 445 g |
| Thu 23 Oct | 895 GWh | 15% | 31% | 12% | 0% | 447 g |
| Fri 24 Oct | 875 GWh | 11% | 31% | 12% | 0% | 459 g |
| Sat 25 Oct | 767 GWh | 16% | 23% | 14% | 1% | 403 g |
| Sun 26 Oct | 766 GWh | 19% | 23% | 15% | 0% | 363 g |
| Mon 27 Oct | 848 GWh | 16% | 30% | 14% | 1% | 392 g |
| Tue 28 Oct | 864 GWh | 12% | 28% | 14% | 1% | 418 g |
| Wed 29 Oct | 893 GWh | 5% | 35% | 12% | 0% | 473 g |
| Thu 30 Oct | 884 GWh | 8% | 33% | 12% | 0% | 466 g |
| Fri 31 Oct | 835 GWh | 15% | 28% | 13% | 1% | 416 g |