UK electricity in November 2011
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2011.
In November 2011, coal made 43% of Britain's electricity, then gas (33%). Renewables made 7%, against 3% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 530 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2011
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 2011 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 12.2 TWh | 43.1% |
| Gas | 9,237 GWh | 32.6% |
| Nuclear | 4,364 GWh | 15.4% |
| Wind | 1,464 GWh | 5.2% |
| Imports | 434 GWh | 1.5% |
| Hydro | 403 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 254 GWh | 0.9% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 6.6% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 22.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day92.1 GWh of windSat, 26 November 2011
- Highest wind share10.5%Sat, 26 November 2011
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarTue, 1 November 2011
- Cleanest day461 g/kWh averageSun, 6 November 2011
- Dirtiest day586 g/kWh averageWed, 16 November 2011
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Nov | 911 GWh | 4% | 36% | 18% | 0% | 482 g |
| Wed 2 Nov | 942 GWh | 8% | 35% | 18% | 0% | 468 g |
| Thu 3 Nov | 947 GWh | 7% | 35% | 17% | 0% | 478 g |
| Fri 4 Nov | 934 GWh | 2% | 37% | 16% | 0% | 524 g |
| Sat 5 Nov | 825 GWh | 2% | 34% | 17% | 0% | 503 g |
| Sun 6 Nov | 840 GWh | 3% | 37% | 17% | 0% | 461 g |
| Mon 7 Nov | 987 GWh | 3% | 34% | 15% | 0% | 551 g |
| Tue 8 Nov | 999 GWh | 3% | 34% | 15% | 0% | 559 g |
| Wed 9 Nov | 989 GWh | 5% | 34% | 15% | 0% | 548 g |
| Thu 10 Nov | 976 GWh | 3% | 35% | 15% | 0% | 547 g |
| Fri 11 Nov | 950 GWh | 7% | 30% | 15% | 0% | 501 g |
| Sat 12 Nov | 841 GWh | 4% | 33% | 17% | 0% | 506 g |
| Sun 13 Nov | 815 GWh | 5% | 29% | 17% | 0% | 494 g |
| Mon 14 Nov | 992 GWh | 4% | 35% | 14% | 0% | 550 g |
| Tue 15 Nov | 1,003 GWh | 4% | 35% | 14% | 0% | 567 g |
| Wed 16 Nov | 1,023 GWh | 3% | 34% | 13% | 0% | 586 g |
| Thu 17 Nov | 992 GWh | 6% | 32% | 13% | 0% | 569 g |
| Fri 18 Nov | 970 GWh | 7% | 31% | 14% | 0% | 549 g |
| Sat 19 Nov | 858 GWh | 3% | 33% | 17% | 0% | 541 g |
| Sun 20 Nov | 857 GWh | 2% | 34% | 17% | 0% | 539 g |
| Mon 21 Nov | 1,000 GWh | 2% | 36% | 15% | 0% | 563 g |
| Tue 22 Nov | 1,009 GWh | 2% | 35% | 13% | 0% | 583 g |
| Wed 23 Nov | 1,016 GWh | 6% | 33% | 13% | 0% | 552 g |
| Thu 24 Nov | 1,000 GWh | 8% | 31% | 14% | 0% | 543 g |
| Fri 25 Nov | 977 GWh | 9% | 28% | 15% | 0% | 536 g |
| Sat 26 Nov | 875 GWh | 11% | 25% | 17% | 0% | 513 g |
| Sun 27 Nov | 833 GWh | 10% | 28% | 17% | 0% | 474 g |
| Mon 28 Nov | 1,008 GWh | 7% | 29% | 16% | 0% | 534 g |
| Tue 29 Nov | 1,000 GWh | 9% | 27% | 15% | 0% | 532 g |
| Wed 30 Nov | 1,002 GWh | 8% | 29% | 15% | 0% | 532 g |