UK electricity in November 2012
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2012.
In November 2012, coal made 45% of Britain's electricity, then gas (24%). Renewables made 7%, against 7% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 536 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2012
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Coal
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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November 2012 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 13.0 TWh | 45.4% |
| Gas | 6,973 GWh | 24.4% |
| Nuclear | 4,685 GWh | 16.4% |
| Wind | 1,740 GWh | 6.1% |
| Imports | 1,135 GWh | 4.0% |
| Other | 420 GWh | 1.5% |
| Hydro | 377 GWh | 1.3% |
| Pumped storage | 273 GWh | 1.0% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 7.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 23.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day111.7 GWh of windMon, 19 November 2012
- Highest wind share11.4%Mon, 19 November 2012
- Sunniest day0.0 GWh of solarThu, 1 November 2012
- Cleanest day498 g/kWh averageThu, 22 November 2012
- Dirtiest day582 g/kWh averageThu, 15 November 2012
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Nov | 956 GWh | 5% | 24% | 14% | 0% | 560 g |
| Fri 2 Nov | 946 GWh | 8% | 24% | 14% | 0% | 532 g |
| Sat 3 Nov | 876 GWh | 5% | 24% | 16% | 0% | 553 g |
| Sun 4 Nov | 879 GWh | 4% | 24% | 17% | 0% | 544 g |
| Mon 5 Nov | 979 GWh | 3% | 26% | 15% | 0% | 571 g |
| Tue 6 Nov | 1,005 GWh | 9% | 23% | 15% | 0% | 534 g |
| Wed 7 Nov | 981 GWh | 11% | 21% | 16% | 0% | 525 g |
| Thu 8 Nov | 924 GWh | 8% | 21% | 17% | 0% | 524 g |
| Fri 9 Nov | 948 GWh | 8% | 23% | 17% | 0% | 517 g |
| Sat 10 Nov | 863 GWh | 4% | 24% | 19% | 0% | 526 g |
| Sun 11 Nov | 854 GWh | 3% | 22% | 19% | 0% | 541 g |
| Mon 12 Nov | 979 GWh | 6% | 25% | 17% | 0% | 535 g |
| Tue 13 Nov | 959 GWh | 9% | 22% | 17% | 0% | 525 g |
| Wed 14 Nov | 937 GWh | 3% | 24% | 17% | 0% | 563 g |
| Thu 15 Nov | 974 GWh | 2% | 26% | 16% | 0% | 582 g |
| Fri 16 Nov | 965 GWh | 2% | 28% | 16% | 0% | 566 g |
| Sat 17 Nov | 867 GWh | 5% | 24% | 16% | 0% | 542 g |
| Sun 18 Nov | 864 GWh | 5% | 26% | 16% | 0% | 529 g |
| Mon 19 Nov | 982 GWh | 11% | 25% | 14% | 0% | 508 g |
| Tue 20 Nov | 978 GWh | 11% | 21% | 15% | 0% | 526 g |
| Wed 21 Nov | 998 GWh | 6% | 22% | 15% | 0% | 558 g |
| Thu 22 Nov | 981 GWh | 11% | 22% | 16% | 0% | 498 g |
| Fri 23 Nov | 967 GWh | 7% | 28% | 16% | 0% | 500 g |
| Sat 24 Nov | 912 GWh | 4% | 24% | 17% | 0% | 534 g |
| Sun 25 Nov | 873 GWh | 7% | 21% | 19% | 0% | 512 g |
| Mon 26 Nov | 999 GWh | 7% | 25% | 17% | 0% | 514 g |
| Tue 27 Nov | 1,011 GWh | 8% | 25% | 17% | 0% | 529 g |
| Wed 28 Nov | 1,023 GWh | 6% | 24% | 17% | 0% | 546 g |
| Thu 29 Nov | 1,048 GWh | 3% | 28% | 17% | 0% | 548 g |
| Fri 30 Nov | 1,057 GWh | 1% | 33% | 17% | 0% | 550 g |