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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 November 2019

On Thursday 28 November, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind9.52 GW25%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.65 GW7%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas12.96 GW34%Coal1.51 GW4%Imports3.57 GW9%Nuclear7.36 GW19%37.0GW AVERAGE25%34%9%19%
Price
£47.36/MWh
Day average £47.36
Demand37.0GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables27%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 November 2019, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 45.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £47.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 08:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.06/MWh at 23:30 to £67.29/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.260.7%Wind 9.5224.9%Gas 12.9633.9%Hydro 0.381.0%Biomass 2.656.9%Nuclear 7.3619.3%Coal 1.513.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.3GW · 17:25
Low 25.7 · 03:55Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
81 Out
23
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 November 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Nov
Imported
81GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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