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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 21 November 2019

On Thursday 21 November, demand averaged 39.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

39.3GW AVERAGEWind12.08 GW30%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass2.18 GW5%Solar0.17 GW0%Gas14.90 GW37%Coal1.40 GW3%Imports2.27 GW6%Nuclear6.88 GW17%39.3GW AVERAGE30%37%17%
Price
£44.23/MWh
Day average £44.23
Demand39.3GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables31%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
220g/kWh
0Day average 220300
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Key moments

On Thursday 21 November 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 47.2 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 220 g/kWh and the price £44.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 06:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.68/MWh at 01:00 to £58.66/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.170.4%Wind 12.0830.2%Gas 14.9037.2%Hydro 0.150.4%Biomass 2.185.4%Nuclear 6.8817.2%Coal 1.403.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.3avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.2GW · 16:55
Low 27.6 · 03:55Avg 39.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
51 Out
11
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 0%Wind 32%Solar 0%

Transfers · Thu 21 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 21 November 2019, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 21 Nov
Imported
51GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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