Great Britain’s Monthly Energy Stats

Great Britain’s energy explained: November

In November, gas was our largest source of generation, providing 38.3% of Great Britain’s electricity with wind coming second at 26.6%.

42% of electricity came from zero carbon sources, peaking at 84% on 24 November at 4am.

Demand for electricity peaked at 5pm on 20 November and 24 TWh ran through the network, enough to boil 4,956 billion kettles.

73% of our gas came from UK and Norwegian gas fields, with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports providing 18%, storage withdrawal 8% and European imports 1%.

Distribution networks transported 64% of our gas to homes and businesses. Power stations used 22% to generate electricity, we exported 8% and stored the remaining 4%.
 
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Our control room experts continue to balance supply and demand second by second as we move into the spring months – and you can follow the electricity mix live in our carbon intensity app - available on Google Play Store and The App Store.2