UK electricity in October 2022
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in October 2022.
In October 2022, wind made 36% of Britain's electricity, then gas (36%). Renewables made 45%, against 43% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 153 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, October 2022
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- 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 2022 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 8,547 GWh | 36.1% |
| Gas | 8,507 GWh | 35.9% |
| Nuclear | 3,349 GWh | 14.1% |
| Solar | 887 GWh | 3.7% |
| Imports | 813 GWh | 3.4% |
| Biomass | 743 GWh | 3.1% |
| Hydro | 375 GWh | 1.6% |
| Other | 203 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 167 GWh | 0.7% |
| Coal | 96.1 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 44.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 58.7% |
Standout days
- Windiest day419.4 GWh of windWed, 26 October 2022
- Highest wind share54.1%Sat, 1 October 2022
- Sunniest day49.0 GWh of solarSat, 8 October 2022
- Cleanest day70 g/kWh averageSat, 1 October 2022
- Dirtiest day245 g/kWh averageThu, 13 October 2022
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Oct | 683 GWh | 54% | 15% | 15% | 6% | 70 g |
| Sun 2 Oct | 651 GWh | 33% | 28% | 16% | 6% | 133 g |
| Mon 3 Oct | 757 GWh | 20% | 49% | 14% | 4% | 235 g |
| Tue 4 Oct | 801 GWh | 43% | 33% | 13% | 2% | 146 g |
| Wed 5 Oct | 766 GWh | 50% | 22% | 14% | 2% | 99 g |
| Thu 6 Oct | 789 GWh | 50% | 24% | 12% | 5% | 103 g |
| Fri 7 Oct | 759 GWh | 52% | 19% | 13% | 4% | 85 g |
| Sat 8 Oct | 687 GWh | 34% | 28% | 16% | 7% | 125 g |
| Sun 9 Oct | 671 GWh | 46% | 19% | 17% | 6% | 94 g |
| Mon 10 Oct | 753 GWh | 39% | 27% | 15% | 6% | 117 g |
| Tue 11 Oct | 804 GWh | 17% | 49% | 14% | 5% | 220 g |
| Wed 12 Oct | 842 GWh | 27% | 45% | 13% | 3% | 196 g |
| Thu 13 Oct | 805 GWh | 14% | 55% | 14% | 4% | 245 g |
| Fri 14 Oct | 792 GWh | 19% | 52% | 14% | 2% | 228 g |
| Sat 15 Oct | 733 GWh | 45% | 26% | 15% | 5% | 119 g |
| Sun 16 Oct | 668 GWh | 45% | 19% | 15% | 6% | 92 g |
| Mon 17 Oct | 832 GWh | 46% | 29% | 13% | 5% | 119 g |
| Tue 18 Oct | 786 GWh | 13% | 55% | 14% | 5% | 231 g |
| Wed 19 Oct | 850 GWh | 41% | 39% | 13% | 3% | 159 g |
| Thu 20 Oct | 827 GWh | 29% | 49% | 13% | 2% | 205 g |
| Fri 21 Oct | 832 GWh | 26% | 52% | 13% | 2% | 217 g |
| Sat 22 Oct | 750 GWh | 33% | 44% | 15% | 4% | 177 g |
| Sun 23 Oct | 681 GWh | 28% | 42% | 16% | 2% | 175 g |
| Mon 24 Oct | 779 GWh | 35% | 40% | 14% | 3% | 162 g |
| Tue 25 Oct | 793 GWh | 30% | 45% | 13% | 3% | 186 g |
| Wed 26 Oct | 832 GWh | 50% | 27% | 13% | 3% | 114 g |
| Thu 27 Oct | 824 GWh | 37% | 40% | 13% | 2% | 167 g |
| Fri 28 Oct | 794 GWh | 42% | 34% | 14% | 3% | 141 g |
| Sat 29 Oct | 685 GWh | 35% | 39% | 16% | 2% | 162 g |
| Sun 30 Oct | 696 GWh | 51% | 22% | 17% | 2% | 94 g |
| Mon 31 Oct | 767 GWh | 42% | 33% | 14% | 2% | 135 g |