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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 November 2019

On Thursday 7 November, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind10.12 GW27%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.46 GW7%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas12.89 GW34%Coal1.41 GW4%Imports3.08 GW8%Nuclear6.77 GW18%37.2GW AVERAGE27%34%8%18%
Price
£31.29/MWh
Day average £31.29
Demand37.2GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables29%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 November 2019, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £31.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 18:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (244 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 07:00 to £46.67/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.581.6%Wind 10.1226.9%Gas 12.8934.2%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 2.466.5%Nuclear 6.7718.0%Coal 1.413.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 17:25
Low 25.8 · 04:00Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
71 Out
2
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 November 2019, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Nov
Imported
71GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 40.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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