UK electricity in October 2016
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in October 2016.
In October 2016, gas made 49% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (22%). Renewables made 13%, against 10% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 282 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, October 2016
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 2016 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 12.5 TWh | 49.0% |
| Nuclear | 5,676 GWh | 22.3% |
| Wind | 2,505 GWh | 9.8% |
| Coal | 1,890 GWh | 7.4% |
| Imports | 910 GWh | 3.6% |
| Other | 855 GWh | 3.4% |
| Solar | 670 GWh | 2.6% |
| Pumped storage | 264 GWh | 1.0% |
| Hydro | 227 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 13.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 35.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day171.5 GWh of windWed, 5 October 2016
- Highest wind share21.4%Wed, 5 October 2016
- Sunniest day44.1 GWh of solarMon, 3 October 2016
- Cleanest day206 g/kWh averageSun, 16 October 2016
- Dirtiest day360 g/kWh averageTue, 25 October 2016
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Oct | 722 GWh | 4% | 50% | 24% | 3% | 268 g |
| Sun 2 Oct | 708 GWh | 8% | 45% | 24% | 6% | 227 g |
| Mon 3 Oct | 813 GWh | 12% | 45% | 21% | 5% | 264 g |
| Tue 4 Oct | 813 GWh | 17% | 43% | 21% | 4% | 238 g |
| Wed 5 Oct | 803 GWh | 21% | 39% | 22% | 5% | 208 g |
| Thu 6 Oct | 837 GWh | 16% | 46% | 20% | 3% | 252 g |
| Fri 7 Oct | 836 GWh | 9% | 50% | 20% | 1% | 306 g |
| Sat 8 Oct | 750 GWh | 5% | 54% | 21% | 2% | 311 g |
| Sun 9 Oct | 740 GWh | 5% | 56% | 22% | 4% | 292 g |
| Mon 10 Oct | 832 GWh | 5% | 54% | 21% | 4% | 312 g |
| Tue 11 Oct | 871 GWh | 7% | 55% | 21% | 3% | 295 g |
| Wed 12 Oct | 872 GWh | 10% | 53% | 21% | 3% | 283 g |
| Thu 13 Oct | 872 GWh | 13% | 51% | 21% | 2% | 265 g |
| Fri 14 Oct | 857 GWh | 11% | 51% | 22% | 2% | 274 g |
| Sat 15 Oct | 767 GWh | 11% | 49% | 24% | 3% | 248 g |
| Sun 16 Oct | 740 GWh | 19% | 39% | 26% | 3% | 206 g |
| Mon 17 Oct | 837 GWh | 17% | 42% | 23% | 3% | 237 g |
| Tue 18 Oct | 854 GWh | 17% | 43% | 23% | 3% | 244 g |
| Wed 19 Oct | 865 GWh | 12% | 48% | 23% | 2% | 268 g |
| Thu 20 Oct | 871 GWh | 7% | 50% | 23% | 2% | 301 g |
| Fri 21 Oct | 860 GWh | 5% | 51% | 23% | 2% | 326 g |
| Sat 22 Oct | 791 GWh | 6% | 52% | 25% | 3% | 297 g |
| Sun 23 Oct | 754 GWh | 11% | 44% | 26% | 3% | 262 g |
| Mon 24 Oct | 885 GWh | 6% | 50% | 21% | 1% | 348 g |
| Tue 25 Oct | 892 GWh | 4% | 52% | 21% | 2% | 360 g |
| Wed 26 Oct | 889 GWh | 12% | 49% | 21% | 2% | 307 g |
| Thu 27 Oct | 879 GWh | 16% | 47% | 21% | 1% | 286 g |
| Fri 28 Oct | 860 GWh | 9% | 51% | 21% | 1% | 312 g |
| Sat 29 Oct | 775 GWh | 3% | 56% | 24% | 1% | 323 g |
| Sun 30 Oct | 780 GWh | 3% | 51% | 25% | 1% | 302 g |
| Mon 31 Oct | 833 GWh | 3% | 51% | 23% | 3% | 319 g |