Great Britain’s Monthly Energy Stats

In November, wind was the primary source of electricity generation for the fourth consecutive month, providing 37.1% of Great Britain’s total supply, while gas came second at 27.2%.

Zero-carbon sources made up 66% of our electricity, reaching a peak of 91% on 30 November at 5am.

The highest electricity demand was recorded at 43,666 MW on 20 November at 4:30pm.

Most of our gas supply, 71%, came from UK and Norwegian gas fields, with Liquefied Natural Gas imports providing 24% and storage withdrawal 5% and imports the remaining 1%.

Distribution networks transported 63% of our gas to homes and businesses and 18% was used to generate electricity.

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