UK electricity in November 2020
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in November 2020.
In November 2020, gas made 35% of Britain's electricity, then wind (25%). Renewables made 35%, against 28% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 170 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, November 2020
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 2020 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 8,522 GWh | 35.3% |
| Wind | 6,065 GWh | 25.1% |
| Nuclear | 4,246 GWh | 17.6% |
| Imports | 2,234 GWh | 9.3% |
| Biomass | 1,545 GWh | 6.4% |
| Hydro | 501 GWh | 2.1% |
| Solar | 371 GWh | 1.5% |
| Coal | 346 GWh | 1.4% |
| Pumped storage | 167 GWh | 0.7% |
| Other | 125 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 35.2% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 52.8% |
Standout days
- Windiest day336.1 GWh of windWed, 18 November 2020
- Highest wind share44.6%Sun, 1 November 2020
- Sunniest day30.6 GWh of solarWed, 4 November 2020
- Cleanest day86 g/kWh averageSun, 1 November 2020
- Dirtiest day277 g/kWh averageFri, 27 November 2020
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 Nov | 728 GWh | 45% | 19% | 19% | 1% | 86 g |
| Mon 2 Nov | 792 GWh | 39% | 24% | 18% | 3% | 104 g |
| Tue 3 Nov | 853 GWh | 27% | 36% | 17% | 2% | 156 g |
| Wed 4 Nov | 870 GWh | 14% | 44% | 17% | 4% | 215 g |
| Thu 5 Nov | 856 GWh | 11% | 47% | 18% | 3% | 236 g |
| Fri 6 Nov | 828 GWh | 12% | 44% | 18% | 3% | 220 g |
| Sat 7 Nov | 752 GWh | 9% | 44% | 20% | 3% | 215 g |
| Sun 8 Nov | 737 GWh | 14% | 39% | 20% | 1% | 200 g |
| Mon 9 Nov | 809 GWh | 9% | 48% | 19% | 1% | 239 g |
| Tue 10 Nov | 804 GWh | 14% | 47% | 18% | 2% | 226 g |
| Wed 11 Nov | 803 GWh | 35% | 29% | 17% | 1% | 133 g |
| Thu 12 Nov | 797 GWh | 38% | 25% | 17% | 3% | 113 g |
| Fri 13 Nov | 794 GWh | 35% | 27% | 17% | 2% | 127 g |
| Sat 14 Nov | 731 GWh | 42% | 21% | 18% | 0% | 102 g |
| Sun 15 Nov | 737 GWh | 43% | 20% | 18% | 2% | 89 g |
| Mon 16 Nov | 805 GWh | 40% | 24% | 17% | 1% | 116 g |
| Tue 17 Nov | 806 GWh | 40% | 21% | 17% | 1% | 111 g |
| Wed 18 Nov | 795 GWh | 42% | 20% | 18% | 1% | 102 g |
| Thu 19 Nov | 788 GWh | 30% | 31% | 18% | 2% | 141 g |
| Fri 20 Nov | 834 GWh | 28% | 33% | 17% | 1% | 165 g |
| Sat 21 Nov | 747 GWh | 42% | 22% | 19% | 1% | 104 g |
| Sun 22 Nov | 755 GWh | 30% | 29% | 18% | 2% | 145 g |
| Mon 23 Nov | 832 GWh | 27% | 35% | 17% | 2% | 174 g |
| Tue 24 Nov | 821 GWh | 33% | 31% | 17% | 1% | 156 g |
| Wed 25 Nov | 855 GWh | 14% | 45% | 16% | 1% | 220 g |
| Thu 26 Nov | 872 GWh | 3% | 56% | 16% | 2% | 276 g |
| Fri 27 Nov | 880 GWh | 4% | 54% | 16% | 1% | 277 g |
| Sat 28 Nov | 787 GWh | 9% | 49% | 18% | 1% | 231 g |
| Sun 29 Nov | 790 GWh | 6% | 49% | 18% | 1% | 245 g |
| Mon 30 Nov | 864 GWh | 28% | 38% | 17% | 0% | 182 g |