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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 November 2019

On Monday 25 November, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind6.25 GW17%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass3.03 GW8%Solar0.13 GW0%Gas15.40 GW41%Coal1.88 GW5%Imports3.34 GW9%Nuclear7.20 GW19%36.7GW AVERAGE17%8%41%9%19%
Price
£49.50/MWh
Day average £49.50
Demand36.7GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables18%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
250g/kWh
0Day average 250300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 November 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 250 g/kWh and the price £49.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (183 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.82/MWh at 02:30 to £63.28/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 45% 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 6.2516.7%Gas 15.4041.2%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 3.038.1%Nuclear 7.2019.2%Coal 1.885.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:00
Low 24.6 · 04:15Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
75 Out
14
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 November 2019, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Nov
Imported
75GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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