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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 November 2019

On Saturday 9 November, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind6.24 GW18%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW6%Solar0.48 GW1%Gas14.08 GW40%Coal0.80 GW2%Imports4.23 GW12%Nuclear6.75 GW19%34.9GW AVERAGE18%40%12%19%
Price
£40.41/MWh
Day average £40.41
Demand34.9GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables20%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
225g/kWh
0Day average 225300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 November 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 225 g/kWh and the price £40.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 08:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.97/MWh at 07:00 to £63.25/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.481.4%Wind 6.2417.8%Gas 14.0840.1%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 2.156.1%Nuclear 6.7519.2%Coal 0.802.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:30
Low 26.0 · 04:50Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
98 Out
0
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 November 2019, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Nov
Imported
98GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 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

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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