UK electricity in November 2013
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2013.
In November 2013, coal made 38% of Britain's electricity, then gas (26%). Renewables made 9%, against 7% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 475 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2013
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- 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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November 2013 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 10.8 TWh | 38.1% |
| Gas | 7,449 GWh | 26.3% |
| Nuclear | 5,400 GWh | 19.1% |
| Wind | 2,121 GWh | 7.5% |
| Imports | 1,589 GWh | 5.6% |
| Hydro | 365 GWh | 1.3% |
| Other | 250 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 239 GWh | 0.8% |
| Solar | 92.6 GWh | 0.3% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 9.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 28.2% |
Standout days
- Windiest day140.1 GWh of windFri, 29 November 2013
- Highest wind share14.3%Fri, 29 November 2013
- Sunniest day7.0 GWh of solarMon, 4 November 2013
- Cleanest day416 g/kWh averageSun, 3 November 2013
- Dirtiest day506 g/kWh averageThu, 28 November 2013
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Nov | 897 GWh | 8% | 27% | 19% | 0% | 457 g |
| Sat 2 Nov | 810 GWh | 9% | 21% | 21% | 0% | 455 g |
| Sun 3 Nov | 798 GWh | 14% | 17% | 21% | 1% | 416 g |
| Mon 4 Nov | 935 GWh | 6% | 30% | 18% | 1% | 472 g |
| Tue 5 Nov | 956 GWh | 7% | 30% | 18% | 0% | 478 g |
| Wed 6 Nov | 960 GWh | 7% | 29% | 18% | 0% | 477 g |
| Thu 7 Nov | 938 GWh | 9% | 25% | 18% | 0% | 481 g |
| Fri 8 Nov | 948 GWh | 6% | 28% | 18% | 0% | 494 g |
| Sat 9 Nov | 878 GWh | 6% | 23% | 20% | 0% | 493 g |
| Sun 10 Nov | 859 GWh | 7% | 20% | 21% | 1% | 485 g |
| Mon 11 Nov | 958 GWh | 10% | 26% | 19% | 0% | 450 g |
| Tue 12 Nov | 928 GWh | 9% | 24% | 19% | 1% | 465 g |
| Wed 13 Nov | 967 GWh | 9% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 456 g |
| Thu 14 Nov | 955 GWh | 13% | 24% | 19% | 1% | 426 g |
| Fri 15 Nov | 971 GWh | 8% | 28% | 19% | 0% | 459 g |
| Sat 16 Nov | 878 GWh | 8% | 21% | 21% | 0% | 469 g |
| Sun 17 Nov | 860 GWh | 2% | 25% | 22% | 0% | 492 g |
| Mon 18 Nov | 964 GWh | 4% | 28% | 20% | 0% | 496 g |
| Tue 19 Nov | 995 GWh | 8% | 25% | 19% | 1% | 475 g |
| Wed 20 Nov | 1,008 GWh | 13% | 25% | 18% | 0% | 463 g |
| Thu 21 Nov | 1,000 GWh | 8% | 28% | 17% | 0% | 494 g |
| Fri 22 Nov | 1,008 GWh | 5% | 29% | 16% | 0% | 505 g |
| Sat 23 Nov | 928 GWh | 4% | 27% | 18% | 0% | 499 g |
| Sun 24 Nov | 908 GWh | 5% | 25% | 19% | 0% | 493 g |
| Mon 25 Nov | 1,023 GWh | 4% | 33% | 18% | 0% | 492 g |
| Tue 26 Nov | 1,035 GWh | 5% | 32% | 18% | 0% | 494 g |
| Wed 27 Nov | 1,018 GWh | 6% | 32% | 19% | 0% | 483 g |
| Thu 28 Nov | 1,012 GWh | 2% | 35% | 19% | 0% | 506 g |
| Fri 29 Nov | 980 GWh | 14% | 22% | 20% | 0% | 455 g |
| Sat 30 Nov | 900 GWh | 9% | 19% | 22% | 0% | 470 g |