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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 12 November 2019

On Tuesday 12 November, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind12.79 GW33%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW6%Solar0.51 GW1%Gas12.01 GW31%Coal1.24 GW3%Imports2.95 GW8%Nuclear6.20 GW16%37.9GW AVERAGE33%31%8%16%
Price
£43.52/MWh
Day average £43.52
Demand37.9GW
Generation 35.5Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables36%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 12 November 2019, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £43.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.47/MWh at 00:00 to £67.78/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 36% 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 0.511.3%Wind 12.7933.3%Gas 12.0131.2%Hydro 0.381.0%Biomass 2.356.1%Nuclear 6.2016.1%Coal 1.243.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 35.5avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 17:20
Low 26.4 · 04:00Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.5Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
66 Out
6
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 12 November 2019, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 12 Nov
Imported
66GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.85GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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