UK electricity in November 2009
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2009.
In November 2009, gas made 50% of Britain's electricity, then coal (27%). Renewables made 3%; average carbon intensity 435 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2009
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Coal
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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November 2009 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 14.2 TWh | 49.6% |
| Coal | 7,696 GWh | 26.9% |
| Nuclear | 5,241 GWh | 18.3% |
| Wind | 452 GWh | 1.6% |
| Hydro | 438 GWh | 1.5% |
| Pumped storage | 306 GWh | 1.1% |
| Imports | 288 GWh | 1.0% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 3.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 21.4% |
Standout days
- Windiest day33.9 GWh of windWed, 25 November 2009
- Highest wind share3.4%Wed, 25 November 2009
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarSun, 1 November 2009
- Cleanest day345 g/kWh averageSun, 22 November 2009
- Dirtiest day502 g/kWh averageTue, 10 November 2009
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Nov | 788 GWh | 2% | 50% | 23% | 0% | 368 g |
| Mon 2 Nov | 952 GWh | 2% | 49% | 19% | 0% | 429 g |
| Tue 3 Nov | 972 GWh | 2% | 48% | 19% | 0% | 448 g |
| Wed 4 Nov | 973 GWh | 0% | 47% | 19% | 0% | 461 g |
| Thu 5 Nov | 996 GWh | 0% | 48% | 18% | 0% | 468 g |
| Fri 6 Nov | 983 GWh | 1% | 47% | 18% | 0% | 466 g |
| Sat 7 Nov | 875 GWh | 0% | 54% | 20% | 0% | 423 g |
| Sun 8 Nov | 877 GWh | 0% | 55% | 20% | 0% | 420 g |
| Mon 9 Nov | 1,033 GWh | 1% | 48% | 17% | 0% | 482 g |
| Tue 10 Nov | 1,056 GWh | 0% | 46% | 16% | 0% | 502 g |
| Wed 11 Nov | 1,040 GWh | 1% | 48% | 16% | 0% | 495 g |
| Thu 12 Nov | 1,016 GWh | 2% | 47% | 17% | 0% | 477 g |
| Fri 13 Nov | 996 GWh | 1% | 45% | 18% | 0% | 475 g |
| Sat 14 Nov | 856 GWh | 2% | 49% | 21% | 0% | 378 g |
| Sun 15 Nov | 842 GWh | 2% | 50% | 21% | 0% | 368 g |
| Mon 16 Nov | 942 GWh | 2% | 48% | 19% | 0% | 438 g |
| Tue 17 Nov | 956 GWh | 2% | 49% | 19% | 0% | 430 g |
| Wed 18 Nov | 1,002 GWh | 1% | 48% | 18% | 0% | 458 g |
| Thu 19 Nov | 977 GWh | 3% | 49% | 18% | 0% | 435 g |
| Fri 20 Nov | 958 GWh | 2% | 51% | 18% | 0% | 424 g |
| Sat 21 Nov | 852 GWh | 2% | 53% | 21% | 0% | 369 g |
| Sun 22 Nov | 830 GWh | 3% | 53% | 21% | 0% | 345 g |
| Mon 23 Nov | 990 GWh | 2% | 49% | 18% | 0% | 436 g |
| Tue 24 Nov | 1,009 GWh | 2% | 50% | 16% | 0% | 451 g |
| Wed 25 Nov | 992 GWh | 3% | 51% | 16% | 0% | 433 g |
| Thu 26 Nov | 983 GWh | 3% | 51% | 16% | 0% | 441 g |
| Fri 27 Nov | 1,008 GWh | 1% | 51% | 16% | 0% | 461 g |
| Sat 28 Nov | 915 GWh | 0% | 56% | 18% | 0% | 425 g |
| Sun 29 Nov | 890 GWh | 3% | 53% | 19% | 0% | 387 g |
| Mon 30 Nov | 1,055 GWh | 1% | 49% | 16% | 0% | 470 g |