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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 November 2019

On Friday 8 November, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind6.28 GW17%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.54 GW7%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas16.80 GW45%Coal1.28 GW3%Imports2.84 GW8%Nuclear6.77 GW18%36.7GW AVERAGE17%45%8%18%
Price
£41.54/MWh
Day average £41.54
Demand36.7GW
Generation 34.7Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables19%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 November 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £41.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (164 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.64/MWh at 00:00 to £61.80/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.671.8%Wind 6.2816.7%Gas 16.8044.7%Hydro 0.381.0%Biomass 2.546.8%Nuclear 6.7718.0%Coal 1.283.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 34.7avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 17:25
Low 26.0 · 03:55Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.7Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
62 Out
14
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 November 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Nov
Imported
62GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.26GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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