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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 November 2019

On Friday 22 November, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind9.33 GW24%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass2.91 GW8%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas13.86 GW36%Coal1.34 GW3%Imports3.76 GW10%Nuclear6.89 GW18%37.8GW AVERAGE24%8%36%10%18%
Price
£46.43/MWh
Day average £46.43
Demand37.8GW
Generation 34.7Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables25%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Friday 22 November 2019, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 45.2 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £46.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 20:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.27/MWh at 04:30 to £64.26/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.220.6%Wind 9.3324.3%Gas 13.8636.1%Hydro 0.130.3%Biomass 2.917.6%Nuclear 6.8917.9%Coal 1.343.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 34.7avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.2GW · 17:35
Low 27.4 · 04:30Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 34.7Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
85 Out
12
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 November 2019, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Nov
Imported
85GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 40.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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