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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 November 2019

On Wednesday 27 November, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind6.49 GW17%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.89 GW8%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas14.76 GW39%Coal1.70 GW5%Imports3.88 GW10%Nuclear7.38 GW20%36.7GW AVERAGE17%8%39%10%20%
Price
£50.47/MWh
Day average £50.47
Demand36.7GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables19%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 27 November 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 45.3 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £50.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (144 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.26/MWh at 00:00 to £69.66/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 44% 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 0.210.6%Wind 6.4917.3%Gas 14.7639.2%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 2.897.7%Nuclear 7.3819.6%Coal 1.704.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.3GW · 17:35
Low 25.6 · 04:20Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
90 Out
20
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 27 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 27 November 2019, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 27 Nov
Imported
90GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 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 3.4 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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