UK electricity in October 2015
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in October 2015.
In October 2015, gas made 30% of Britain's electricity, then coal (25%). Renewables made 10%, against 13% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 378 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, October 2015
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 2015 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 7,853 GWh | 30.4% |
| Coal | 6,366 GWh | 24.7% |
| Nuclear | 5,789 GWh | 22.4% |
| Wind | 1,921 GWh | 7.4% |
| Imports | 1,695 GWh | 6.6% |
| Other | 1,391 GWh | 5.4% |
| Solar | 443 GWh | 1.7% |
| Pumped storage | 235 GWh | 0.9% |
| Hydro | 132 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 9.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 32.1% |
Standout days
- Windiest day123.9 GWh of windWed, 21 October 2015
- Highest wind share14.6%Mon, 5 October 2015
- Sunniest day33.4 GWh of solarThu, 1 October 2015
- Cleanest day325 g/kWh averageSat, 24 October 2015
- Dirtiest day432 g/kWh averageMon, 19 October 2015
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct | 834 GWh | 5% | 33% | 22% | 4% | 356 g |
| Fri 2 Oct | 822 GWh | 3% | 35% | 22% | 4% | 361 g |
| Sat 3 Oct | 747 GWh | 1% | 34% | 25% | 2% | 371 g |
| Sun 4 Oct | 726 GWh | 3% | 31% | 26% | 3% | 334 g |
| Mon 5 Oct | 831 GWh | 15% | 28% | 23% | 1% | 331 g |
| Tue 6 Oct | 847 GWh | 7% | 34% | 22% | 1% | 368 g |
| Wed 7 Oct | 840 GWh | 10% | 31% | 23% | 1% | 361 g |
| Thu 8 Oct | 852 GWh | 3% | 34% | 22% | 3% | 398 g |
| Fri 9 Oct | 839 GWh | 3% | 32% | 22% | 3% | 418 g |
| Sat 10 Oct | 754 GWh | 4% | 27% | 25% | 2% | 407 g |
| Sun 11 Oct | 731 GWh | 6% | 26% | 26% | 3% | 376 g |
| Mon 12 Oct | 842 GWh | 6% | 32% | 22% | 3% | 387 g |
| Tue 13 Oct | 863 GWh | 7% | 32% | 22% | 2% | 378 g |
| Wed 14 Oct | 882 GWh | 7% | 30% | 22% | 2% | 401 g |
| Thu 15 Oct | 891 GWh | 4% | 33% | 22% | 1% | 422 g |
| Fri 16 Oct | 873 GWh | 7% | 32% | 22% | 1% | 401 g |
| Sat 17 Oct | 770 GWh | 8% | 25% | 25% | 1% | 371 g |
| Sun 18 Oct | 769 GWh | 3% | 29% | 25% | 1% | 405 g |
| Mon 19 Oct | 882 GWh | 3% | 33% | 22% | 1% | 432 g |
| Tue 20 Oct | 884 GWh | 5% | 31% | 22% | 2% | 409 g |
| Wed 21 Oct | 877 GWh | 14% | 28% | 22% | 1% | 344 g |
| Thu 22 Oct | 855 GWh | 14% | 28% | 23% | 1% | 342 g |
| Fri 23 Oct | 867 GWh | 10% | 29% | 23% | 1% | 389 g |
| Sat 24 Oct | 770 GWh | 14% | 25% | 24% | 1% | 325 g |
| Sun 25 Oct | 800 GWh | 11% | 26% | 23% | 2% | 349 g |
| Mon 26 Oct | 873 GWh | 11% | 29% | 20% | 2% | 374 g |
| Tue 27 Oct | 888 GWh | 9% | 32% | 19% | 1% | 400 g |
| Wed 28 Oct | 890 GWh | 6% | 35% | 19% | 1% | 406 g |
| Thu 29 Oct | 881 GWh | 12% | 30% | 20% | 1% | 381 g |
| Fri 30 Oct | 865 GWh | 11% | 29% | 20% | 0% | 376 g |
| Sat 31 Oct | 779 GWh | 10% | 29% | 22% | 2% | 335 g |