UK electricity in November 2014
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2014.
In November 2014, coal made 35% of Britain's electricity, then gas (29%). Renewables made 11%, against 9% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 462 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2014
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 2014 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 9,336 GWh | 34.6% |
| Gas | 7,916 GWh | 29.3% |
| Nuclear | 3,828 GWh | 14.2% |
| Wind | 2,308 GWh | 8.5% |
| Imports | 2,082 GWh | 7.7% |
| Other | 706 GWh | 2.6% |
| Hydro | 431 GWh | 1.6% |
| Pumped storage | 252 GWh | 0.9% |
| Solar | 133 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 10.6% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 24.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day145.8 GWh of windTue, 11 November 2014
- Highest wind share17.8%Sat, 1 November 2014
- Sunniest day10.6 GWh of solarSat, 1 November 2014
- Cleanest day363 g/kWh averageSat, 1 November 2014
- Dirtiest day507 g/kWh averageThu, 20 November 2014
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Nov | 742 GWh | 18% | 28% | 14% | 1% | 363 g |
| Sun 2 Nov | 723 GWh | 17% | 21% | 16% | 1% | 380 g |
| Mon 3 Nov | 887 GWh | 9% | 30% | 15% | 1% | 445 g |
| Tue 4 Nov | 935 GWh | 6% | 31% | 14% | 1% | 479 g |
| Wed 5 Nov | 932 GWh | 6% | 30% | 14% | 1% | 472 g |
| Thu 6 Nov | 918 GWh | 15% | 27% | 14% | 0% | 424 g |
| Fri 7 Nov | 900 GWh | 13% | 26% | 15% | 1% | 420 g |
| Sat 8 Nov | 825 GWh | 13% | 23% | 16% | 0% | 433 g |
| Sun 9 Nov | 823 GWh | 4% | 28% | 16% | 1% | 477 g |
| Mon 10 Nov | 932 GWh | 7% | 33% | 13% | 1% | 476 g |
| Tue 11 Nov | 918 GWh | 16% | 27% | 12% | 0% | 425 g |
| Wed 12 Nov | 917 GWh | 15% | 27% | 13% | 1% | 437 g |
| Thu 13 Nov | 913 GWh | 16% | 25% | 13% | 0% | 435 g |
| Fri 14 Nov | 911 GWh | 11% | 29% | 12% | 1% | 449 g |
| Sat 15 Nov | 843 GWh | 3% | 32% | 14% | 0% | 491 g |
| Sun 16 Nov | 826 GWh | 3% | 31% | 15% | 0% | 497 g |
| Mon 17 Nov | 934 GWh | 8% | 33% | 13% | 0% | 462 g |
| Tue 18 Nov | 937 GWh | 6% | 30% | 13% | 1% | 494 g |
| Wed 19 Nov | 958 GWh | 6% | 31% | 13% | 0% | 494 g |
| Thu 20 Nov | 964 GWh | 4% | 33% | 13% | 0% | 507 g |
| Fri 21 Nov | 944 GWh | 11% | 29% | 12% | 0% | 471 g |
| Sat 22 Nov | 858 GWh | 9% | 27% | 13% | 0% | 476 g |
| Sun 23 Nov | 854 GWh | 8% | 26% | 14% | 0% | 492 g |
| Mon 24 Nov | 983 GWh | 6% | 34% | 13% | 1% | 474 g |
| Tue 25 Nov | 1,015 GWh | 4% | 35% | 14% | 0% | 486 g |
| Wed 26 Nov | 975 GWh | 3% | 34% | 16% | 0% | 491 g |
| Thu 27 Nov | 990 GWh | 4% | 33% | 15% | 0% | 493 g |
| Fri 28 Nov | 945 GWh | 8% | 29% | 16% | 0% | 468 g |
| Sat 29 Nov | 857 GWh | 7% | 27% | 17% | 1% | 463 g |
| Sun 30 Nov | 836 GWh | 5% | 26% | 18% | 1% | 473 g |