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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 November 2019

On Sunday 24 November, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind3.78 GW11%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass3.05 GW9%Solar0.13 GW0%Gas14.18 GW42%Coal1.06 GW3%Imports4.08 GW12%Nuclear6.94 GW21%33.0GW AVERAGE11%9%42%12%21%
Price
£46.06/MWh
Day average £46.06
Demand33.0GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables12%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 November 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £46.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.24/MWh at 08:00 to £76.91/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.130.4%Wind 3.7811.3%Gas 14.1842.5%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 3.059.1%Nuclear 6.9420.8%Coal 1.063.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 17:10
Low 24.3 · 04:30Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
95 Out
7
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 November 2019, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Nov
Imported
95GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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