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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 23 November 2019

On Saturday 23 November, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind9.30 GW27%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass3.01 GW9%Solar0.09 GW0%Gas11.27 GW32%Coal0.69 GW2%Imports3.53 GW10%Nuclear6.90 GW20%34.0GW AVERAGE27%9%32%10%20%
Price
£41.66/MWh
Day average £41.66
Demand34.0GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables27%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Saturday 23 November 2019, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £41.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 06:35. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.53/MWh at 03:30 to £65.10/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 36% 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 0.090.3%Wind 9.3026.6%Gas 11.2732.3%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 3.018.6%Nuclear 6.9019.8%Coal 0.692.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 17:20
Low 25.5 · 04:25Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
81 Out
13
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 30%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 23 November 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 23 Nov
Imported
81GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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