UK electricity in November 2015
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2015.
In November 2015, gas made 29% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (21%). Renewables made 16%, against 11% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 334 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2015
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 2015 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 7,638 GWh | 29.1% |
| Nuclear | 5,538 GWh | 21.1% |
| Coal | 5,518 GWh | 21.0% |
| Wind | 3,573 GWh | 13.6% |
| Imports | 1,662 GWh | 6.3% |
| Other | 1,458 GWh | 5.6% |
| Hydro | 417 GWh | 1.6% |
| Pumped storage | 243 GWh | 0.9% |
| Solar | 174 GWh | 0.7% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 15.9% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 37.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day181.2 GWh of windSat, 28 November 2015
- Highest wind share21.7%Sun, 29 November 2015
- Sunniest day16.0 GWh of solarSun, 1 November 2015
- Cleanest day252 g/kWh averageSun, 15 November 2015
- Dirtiest day417 g/kWh averageMon, 2 November 2015
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Nov | 783 GWh | 5% | 31% | 22% | 2% | 380 g |
| Mon 2 Nov | 899 GWh | 3% | 36% | 19% | 1% | 417 g |
| Tue 3 Nov | 918 GWh | 2% | 38% | 19% | 0% | 414 g |
| Wed 4 Nov | 892 GWh | 2% | 39% | 20% | 0% | 409 g |
| Thu 5 Nov | 898 GWh | 7% | 34% | 20% | 0% | 393 g |
| Fri 6 Nov | 865 GWh | 13% | 28% | 21% | 0% | 359 g |
| Sat 7 Nov | 774 GWh | 13% | 28% | 24% | 1% | 312 g |
| Sun 8 Nov | 760 GWh | 18% | 23% | 24% | 0% | 276 g |
| Mon 9 Nov | 858 GWh | 20% | 25% | 21% | 0% | 281 g |
| Tue 10 Nov | 858 GWh | 19% | 27% | 21% | 0% | 285 g |
| Wed 11 Nov | 858 GWh | 15% | 30% | 21% | 1% | 312 g |
| Thu 12 Nov | 869 GWh | 17% | 30% | 20% | 1% | 295 g |
| Fri 13 Nov | 862 GWh | 21% | 26% | 20% | 1% | 280 g |
| Sat 14 Nov | 805 GWh | 17% | 29% | 21% | 0% | 297 g |
| Sun 15 Nov | 758 GWh | 21% | 24% | 24% | 1% | 252 g |
| Mon 16 Nov | 868 GWh | 19% | 29% | 22% | 1% | 278 g |
| Tue 17 Nov | 897 GWh | 13% | 30% | 21% | 0% | 340 g |
| Wed 18 Nov | 885 GWh | 20% | 23% | 21% | 1% | 308 g |
| Thu 19 Nov | 903 GWh | 17% | 27% | 21% | 0% | 317 g |
| Fri 20 Nov | 898 GWh | 15% | 27% | 21% | 1% | 327 g |
| Sat 21 Nov | 857 GWh | 15% | 25% | 21% | 2% | 325 g |
| Sun 22 Nov | 869 GWh | 6% | 30% | 22% | 1% | 392 g |
| Mon 23 Nov | 993 GWh | 10% | 34% | 19% | 1% | 400 g |
| Tue 24 Nov | 971 GWh | 14% | 31% | 20% | 0% | 370 g |
| Wed 25 Nov | 947 GWh | 13% | 31% | 20% | 1% | 368 g |
| Thu 26 Nov | 953 GWh | 8% | 35% | 20% | 1% | 402 g |
| Fri 27 Nov | 912 GWh | 16% | 29% | 21% | 0% | 341 g |
| Sat 28 Nov | 835 GWh | 22% | 21% | 23% | 0% | 272 g |
| Sun 29 Nov | 821 GWh | 22% | 20% | 24% | 0% | 269 g |
| Mon 30 Nov | 956 GWh | 13% | 31% | 21% | 0% | 340 g |