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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 November 2019

On Friday 1 November, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind8.29 GW24%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW6%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas13.18 GW37%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports3.67 GW10%Nuclear6.64 GW19%34.9GW AVERAGE24%37%10%19%
Price
£36.44/MWh
Day average £36.44
Demand34.9GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables25%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
202g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 1 November 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 202 g/kWh and the price £36.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.80/MWh at 11:30 to £49.17/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.200.6%Wind 8.2923.5%Gas 13.1837.4%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 2.276.4%Nuclear 6.6418.8%Coal 0.601.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 17:30
Low 25.1 · 03:55Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
83 Out
4
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 November 2019, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Nov
Imported
83GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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