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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 November 2019

On Wednesday 13 November, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind4.58 GW12%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.45 GW6%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas18.24 GW47%Coal2.62 GW7%Imports3.31 GW9%Nuclear6.11 GW16%37.7GW AVERAGE12%47%9%16%
Price
£48.00/MWh
Day average £48.00
Demand37.7GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables15%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
298g/kWh
0Day average 298300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 November 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 46.1 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 298 g/kWh and the price £48.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (180 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (356 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.23/MWh at 03:30 to £62.38/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 52% 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 0.681.8%Wind 4.5811.9%Gas 18.2447.5%Hydro 0.421.1%Biomass 2.456.4%Nuclear 6.1115.9%Coal 2.626.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.1GW · 16:50
Low 26.8 · 04:00Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
73 Out
8
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 November 2019, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Nov
Imported
73GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.48GWImporting

In 36.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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