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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 November 2019

On Sunday 10 November, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind4.86 GW14%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.47 GW7%Solar0.96 GW3%Gas14.01 GW41%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports3.97 GW12%Nuclear6.60 GW19%33.4GW AVERAGE14%7%41%12%19%
Price
£40.60/MWh
Day average £40.60
Demand33.4GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables18%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 November 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 43.2 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £40.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.57/MWh at 08:00 to £72.15/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.962.8%Wind 4.8614.4%Gas 14.0141.4%Hydro 0.351.0%Biomass 2.477.3%Nuclear 6.6019.5%Coal 0.651.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.2GW · 17:30
Low 24.4 · 04:50Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
91 Out
4
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 10 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 November 2019, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Nov
Imported
91GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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