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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 November 2019

On Sunday 17 November, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind3.06 GW9%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.18 GW6%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas17.57 GW51%Coal1.16 GW3%Imports4.06 GW12%Nuclear5.74 GW17%33.6GW AVERAGE9%51%12%17%
Price
£40.03/MWh
Day average £40.03
Demand33.6GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables11%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
293g/kWh
0Day average 293300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 November 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 293 g/kWh and the price £40.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (244 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (313 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 03:30 to £79.96/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.351.0%Wind 3.068.9%Gas 17.5751.2%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 2.186.4%Nuclear 5.7416.7%Coal 1.163.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:20
Low 24.9 · 04:25Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
93 Out
6
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 17 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 November 2019, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Nov
Imported
93GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.56GWImporting

In 39.5 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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