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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 November 2019

On Tuesday 5 November, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind7.08 GW19%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.46 GW7%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas15.64 GW43%Coal1.37 GW4%Imports2.50 GW7%Nuclear6.76 GW18%35.7GW AVERAGE19%43%18%
Price
£36.64/MWh
Day average £36.64
Demand35.7GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables21%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 November 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £36.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 06:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.22/MWh at 01:00 to £57.13/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 46% 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 0.411.1%Wind 7.0819.3%Gas 15.6442.7%Hydro 0.371.0%Biomass 2.466.7%Nuclear 6.7618.5%Coal 1.373.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 17:30
Low 24.6 · 03:45Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
56 Out
13
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 November 2019, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Nov
Imported
56GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.01GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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