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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 November 2019

On Thursday 14 November, demand averaged 38.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

38.5GW AVERAGEWind10.23 GW26%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.79 GW7%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas15.77 GW40%Coal2.03 GW5%Imports2.36 GW6%Nuclear5.61 GW14%38.5GW AVERAGE26%7%40%14%
Price
£46.85/MWh
Day average £46.85
Demand38.5GW
Generation 37.0Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables27%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
255g/kWh
0Day average 255300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 November 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 47.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 255 g/kWh and the price £46.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 11:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (152 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.71/MWh at 04:30 to £69.94/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.270.7%Wind 10.2326.0%Gas 15.7740.0%Hydro 0.320.8%Biomass 2.797.1%Nuclear 5.6114.2%Coal 2.035.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.5avgGeneration 37.0avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.1GW · 17:20
Low 27.0 · 04:00Avg 38.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 37.0Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
51 Out
12
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 November 2019, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Nov
Imported
51GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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