UK electricity in November 2019
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2019.
In November 2019, gas made 41% of Britain's electricity, then wind (19%). Renewables made 28%, against 32% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 217 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2019
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 2019 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 10.9 TWh | 40.9% |
| Wind | 4,966 GWh | 18.7% |
| Nuclear | 4,805 GWh | 18.1% |
| Imports | 2,282 GWh | 8.6% |
| Biomass | 1,841 GWh | 6.9% |
| Coal | 1,015 GWh | 3.8% |
| Solar | 321 GWh | 1.2% |
| Hydro | 221 GWh | 0.8% |
| Pumped storage | 140 GWh | 0.5% |
| Other | 98.3 GWh | 0.4% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 27.7% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 45.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day289.6 GWh of windMon, 11 November 2019
- Highest wind share32.5%Mon, 11 November 2019
- Sunniest day24.6 GWh of solarMon, 18 November 2019
- Cleanest day139 g/kWh averageSat, 2 November 2019
- Dirtiest day279 g/kWh averageTue, 19 November 2019
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Nov | 840 GWh | 23% | 38% | 19% | 1% | 184 g |
| Sat 2 Nov | 764 GWh | 29% | 28% | 21% | 1% | 139 g |
| Sun 3 Nov | 759 GWh | 17% | 37% | 22% | 2% | 186 g |
| Mon 4 Nov | 868 GWh | 16% | 41% | 19% | 2% | 224 g |
| Tue 5 Nov | 887 GWh | 18% | 42% | 18% | 1% | 217 g |
| Wed 6 Nov | 898 GWh | 6% | 52% | 18% | 1% | 263 g |
| Thu 7 Nov | 893 GWh | 25% | 35% | 18% | 2% | 189 g |
| Fri 8 Nov | 900 GWh | 16% | 44% | 18% | 2% | 224 g |
| Sat 9 Nov | 843 GWh | 17% | 40% | 19% | 1% | 204 g |
| Sun 10 Nov | 814 GWh | 14% | 42% | 19% | 3% | 207 g |
| Mon 11 Nov | 891 GWh | 33% | 29% | 17% | 2% | 167 g |
| Tue 12 Nov | 915 GWh | 30% | 33% | 16% | 1% | 178 g |
| Wed 13 Nov | 961 GWh | 11% | 49% | 15% | 2% | 276 g |
| Thu 14 Nov | 928 GWh | 25% | 41% | 15% | 1% | 226 g |
| Fri 15 Nov | 920 GWh | 24% | 41% | 15% | 1% | 234 g |
| Sat 16 Nov | 839 GWh | 7% | 52% | 16% | 1% | 269 g |
| Sun 17 Nov | 831 GWh | 9% | 51% | 17% | 1% | 265 g |
| Mon 18 Nov | 940 GWh | 14% | 50% | 16% | 3% | 263 g |
| Tue 19 Nov | 989 GWh | 12% | 52% | 16% | 1% | 279 g |
| Wed 20 Nov | 970 GWh | 27% | 41% | 17% | 1% | 216 g |
| Thu 21 Nov | 953 GWh | 29% | 38% | 17% | 0% | 198 g |
| Fri 22 Nov | 925 GWh | 23% | 36% | 18% | 1% | 198 g |
| Sat 23 Nov | 832 GWh | 26% | 32% | 20% | 0% | 167 g |
| Sun 24 Nov | 802 GWh | 11% | 42% | 21% | 0% | 227 g |
| Mon 25 Nov | 896 GWh | 16% | 41% | 19% | 0% | 227 g |
| Tue 26 Nov | 888 GWh | 23% | 33% | 20% | 0% | 195 g |
| Wed 27 Nov | 902 GWh | 17% | 39% | 20% | 1% | 215 g |
| Thu 28 Nov | 914 GWh | 24% | 34% | 19% | 1% | 185 g |
| Fri 29 Nov | 917 GWh | 9% | 45% | 19% | 2% | 243 g |
| Sat 30 Nov | 864 GWh | 8% | 44% | 21% | 1% | 233 g |