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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 16 November 2019

On Saturday 16 November, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind2.64 GW8%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.17 GW6%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas18.15 GW52%Coal1.40 GW4%Imports4.03 GW12%Nuclear5.75 GW16%34.0GW AVERAGE8%52%12%16%
Price
£52.42/MWh
Day average £52.42
Demand34.0GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables10%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
295g/kWh
0Day average 295300
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Key moments

On Saturday 16 November 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 295 g/kWh and the price £52.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (347 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.93/MWh at 00:00 to £77.31/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 59% 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 0.431.2%Wind 2.647.6%Gas 18.1552.1%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 2.176.2%Nuclear 5.7516.5%Coal 1.404.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 17:25
Low 25.6 · 04:50Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
91 Out
15
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 16 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 16 November 2019, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 16 Nov
Imported
91GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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