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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 November 2019

On Monday 11 November, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind13.15 GW35%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.58 GW7%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas10.41 GW27%Coal1.31 GW3%Imports3.19 GW8%Nuclear6.23 GW16%37.5GW AVERAGE35%27%8%16%
Price
£34.16/MWh
Day average £34.16
Demand37.5GW
Generation 34.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables37%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 November 2019, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £34.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£7.39/MWh at 00:30 to £57.61/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 2 hours. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.681.8%Wind 13.1534.7%Gas 10.4127.5%Hydro 0.340.9%Biomass 2.586.8%Nuclear 6.2316.4%Coal 1.313.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 34.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 16:55
Low 25.5 · 04:00Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
72 Out
5
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 November 2019, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Nov
Imported
72GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.06GWImporting

In 28.7 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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