UK electricity in November 2017
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2017.
In November 2017, gas made 42% of Britain's electricity, then nuclear (18%). Renewables made 24%, against 13% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 279 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2017
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- 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 2017 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 11.5 TWh | 41.7% |
| Nuclear | 5,000 GWh | 18.2% |
| Wind | 4,765 GWh | 17.3% |
| Coal | 3,117 GWh | 11.3% |
| Biomass | 1,073 GWh | 3.9% |
| Imports | 954 GWh | 3.5% |
| Solar | 419 GWh | 1.5% |
| Hydro | 392 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 243 GWh | 0.9% |
| Other | 96.4 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 24.1% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 42.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day253.9 GWh of windMon, 27 November 2017
- Highest wind share27.6%Sun, 12 November 2017
- Sunniest day25.8 GWh of solarMon, 6 November 2017
- Cleanest day166 g/kWh averageSun, 12 November 2017
- Dirtiest day354 g/kWh averageWed, 15 November 2017
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Nov | 871 GWh | 15% | 42% | 23% | 2% | 221 g |
| Thu 2 Nov | 890 GWh | 4% | 53% | 22% | 2% | 304 g |
| Fri 3 Nov | 889 GWh | 7% | 56% | 19% | 1% | 314 g |
| Sat 4 Nov | 774 GWh | 17% | 42% | 20% | 1% | 216 g |
| Sun 5 Nov | 782 GWh | 20% | 37% | 20% | 3% | 203 g |
| Mon 6 Nov | 921 GWh | 16% | 46% | 17% | 3% | 280 g |
| Tue 7 Nov | 934 GWh | 16% | 46% | 18% | 1% | 286 g |
| Wed 8 Nov | 968 GWh | 12% | 48% | 18% | 2% | 311 g |
| Thu 9 Nov | 952 GWh | 17% | 44% | 18% | 1% | 281 g |
| Fri 10 Nov | 917 GWh | 25% | 37% | 19% | 2% | 238 g |
| Sat 11 Nov | 850 GWh | 11% | 48% | 20% | 1% | 279 g |
| Sun 12 Nov | 803 GWh | 28% | 31% | 22% | 3% | 166 g |
| Mon 13 Nov | 971 GWh | 15% | 46% | 18% | 1% | 284 g |
| Tue 14 Nov | 981 GWh | 13% | 46% | 18% | 1% | 320 g |
| Wed 15 Nov | 958 GWh | 5% | 52% | 18% | 1% | 354 g |
| Thu 16 Nov | 949 GWh | 17% | 43% | 18% | 1% | 283 g |
| Fri 17 Nov | 960 GWh | 16% | 44% | 17% | 2% | 299 g |
| Sat 18 Nov | 873 GWh | 23% | 38% | 19% | 1% | 263 g |
| Sun 19 Nov | 842 GWh | 10% | 46% | 20% | 2% | 310 g |
| Mon 20 Nov | 958 GWh | 17% | 46% | 18% | 0% | 285 g |
| Tue 21 Nov | 940 GWh | 20% | 42% | 18% | 0% | 278 g |
| Wed 22 Nov | 901 GWh | 20% | 38% | 19% | 1% | 273 g |
| Thu 23 Nov | 919 GWh | 22% | 37% | 17% | 2% | 272 g |
| Fri 24 Nov | 955 GWh | 11% | 44% | 17% | 2% | 333 g |
| Sat 25 Nov | 875 GWh | 25% | 26% | 17% | 2% | 266 g |
| Sun 26 Nov | 857 GWh | 27% | 25% | 17% | 2% | 243 g |
| Mon 27 Nov | 963 GWh | 26% | 34% | 15% | 1% | 267 g |
| Tue 28 Nov | 999 GWh | 21% | 37% | 15% | 2% | 311 g |
| Wed 29 Nov | 1,038 GWh | 20% | 40% | 14% | 1% | 321 g |
| Thu 30 Nov | 1,057 GWh | 23% | 36% | 14% | 1% | 315 g |