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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 November 2019

On Tuesday 26 November, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind9.02 GW24%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass3.01 GW8%Solar0.18 GW0%Gas12.36 GW33%Coal1.65 GW4%Imports3.49 GW9%Nuclear7.32 GW20%36.9GW AVERAGE24%8%33%9%20%
Price
£41.66/MWh
Day average £41.66
Demand36.9GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables25%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 November 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £41.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 13:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.55/MWh at 23:00 to £54.23/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 37% 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 0.180.5%Wind 9.0224.2%Gas 12.3633.2%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 3.018.1%Nuclear 7.3219.6%Coal 1.654.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 16:50
Low 25.5 · 04:00Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
81 Out
3
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 26 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 November 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Nov
Imported
81GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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