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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 November 2019

On Sunday 3 November, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind5.63 GW18%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.19 GW7%Solar0.61 GW2%Gas11.69 GW37%Coal0.72 GW2%Imports3.60 GW11%Nuclear6.81 GW21%31.2GW AVERAGE18%37%11%21%
Price
£41.33/MWh
Day average £41.33
Demand31.2GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables21%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 November 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £41.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.86/MWh at 08:00 to £65.86/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.611.9%Wind 5.6317.8%Gas 11.6936.8%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 2.196.9%Nuclear 6.8121.5%Coal 0.722.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 17:25
Low 22.3 · 04:45Avg 31.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
82 Out
7
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 November 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Nov
Imported
82GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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