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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 November 2019

On Tuesday 19 November, demand averaged 39.6 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

39.6GW AVERAGEWind5.39 GW13%Hydro0.20 GW0%Biomass2.44 GW6%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas21.26 GW51%Coal2.42 GW6%Imports2.43 GW6%Nuclear6.75 GW16%39.6GW AVERAGE13%51%16%
Price
£51.53/MWh
Day average £51.53
Demand39.6GW
Generation 38.9Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables15%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
318g/kWh
0Day average 318300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 November 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 47.1 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 318 g/kWh and the price £51.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (372 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.72/MWh at 03:30 to £70.18/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 55% 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 0.491.2%Wind 5.3913.0%Gas 21.2651.4%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 2.445.9%Nuclear 6.7516.3%Coal 2.425.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.6avgGeneration 38.9avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.1GW · 18:35
Low 28.2 · 03:55Avg 39.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 38.9Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
50 Out
39
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 November 2019, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 Nov
Imported
50GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.62GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 39.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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