According to DECC figures, quarter 4 of 2010 was defined by two months: November and December.

More specifically, these months were the coldest recorded months for a hundred years. Even basking in the unseasonable sunshine of late March, when last year's statistics were released, all of us will recall the big chill with a shiver.

So the big statistical events of Q4 2010 were:

• An on average 9% leap in final energy consumption. There were rises across all sectors, something entirely attributable to the weather. When we look to the domestic sector, we can see that energy consumption actually rocketed by 22.5%.
• However, if we adjust the above statistics and take the unprecendented cold into account, then we can see that final energy demand actually fell by 0.5% compared to the same quarter in 2009.

And how did we source this additional demand?

• The good news is that renewable energy supplied 4.5% more energy than they did in Q4 2009.
• Wind renewable energy on its own went up by 24.5%, largely due to the commissioning of several massive offshore schemes, such as the Isle of Thanet windfarm.
• The bad news is that coal and gas remained fairly steady in their supply to the UK at 41% and 34.5% respectively.
• Nuclear rose by 4.5% on Q4 2009 to supply 16% of the UK's total.