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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 November 2019

On Monday 4 November, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind5.98 GW17%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.43 GW7%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas14.52 GW40%Coal1.55 GW4%Imports3.72 GW10%Nuclear6.77 GW19%35.4GW AVERAGE17%40%10%19%
Price
£36.12/MWh
Day average £36.12
Demand35.4GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables19%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Monday 4 November 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £36.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (283 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.73/MWh at 23:30 to £53.69/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.591.7%Wind 5.9816.6%Gas 14.5240.4%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 2.436.8%Nuclear 6.7718.8%Coal 1.554.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 17:25
Low 23.5 · 03:55Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
86 Out
4
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 November 2019, Great Britain imported 86 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

Mon 4 Nov
Imported
86GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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