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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 November 2019

On Wednesday 6 November, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind2.33 GW6%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.44 GW7%Solar0.56 GW1%Gas19.53 GW52%Coal1.55 GW4%Imports3.64 GW10%Nuclear6.79 GW18%36.5GW AVERAGE52%10%18%
Price
£45.72/MWh
Day average £45.72
Demand36.5GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables9%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
290g/kWh
0Day average 290300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 November 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 290 g/kWh and the price £45.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (213 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (333 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.20/MWh at 04:30 to £81.27/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.561.5%Wind 2.336.3%Gas 19.5352.4%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 2.446.5%Nuclear 6.7918.2%Coal 1.554.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 16:55
Low 25.1 · 03:50Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
79 Out
12
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 November 2019, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Nov
Imported
79GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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