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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 November 2019

On Saturday 2 November, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind9.45 GW29%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.11 GW7%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas8.88 GW28%Coal0.40 GW1%Imports3.72 GW12%Nuclear6.74 GW21%31.7GW AVERAGE29%28%12%21%
Price
£36.29/MWh
Day average £36.29
Demand31.7GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables32%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 November 2019, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £36.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.24/MWh at 03:30 to £50.28/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.341.1%Wind 9.4529.5%Gas 8.8827.7%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 2.116.6%Nuclear 6.7421.0%Coal 0.401.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 17:25
Low 23.0 · 04:25Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
83 Out
3
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 November 2019, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Nov
Imported
83GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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