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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 November 2019

On Friday 15 November, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind9.69 GW25%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.86 GW7%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas15.68 GW41%Coal2.12 GW6%Imports2.03 GW5%Nuclear5.62 GW15%37.6GW AVERAGE25%7%41%15%
Price
£45.21/MWh
Day average £45.21
Demand37.6GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables27%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 November 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £45.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 07:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (198 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (298 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.51/MWh at 02:30 to £54.08/MWh at 15:30. 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 0.260.7%Wind 9.6925.1%Gas 15.6840.7%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 2.867.4%Nuclear 5.6214.6%Coal 2.125.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:00
Low 26.9 · 04:05Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
46 Out
19
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 November 2019, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Nov
Imported
46GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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