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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 November 2019

On Friday 29 November, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind3.46 GW9%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass3.08 GW8%Solar0.83 GW2%Gas17.62 GW46%Coal1.68 GW4%Imports3.89 GW10%Nuclear7.44 GW19%37.7GW AVERAGE9%8%46%10%19%
Price
£46.13/MWh
Day average £46.13
Demand37.7GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables12%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
271g/kWh
0Day average 271300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 November 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 271 g/kWh and the price £46.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (201 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (317 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.80/MWh at 03:30 to £71.77/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.832.2%Wind 3.469.0%Gas 17.6245.9%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 3.088.0%Nuclear 7.4419.4%Coal 1.684.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 17:15
Low 26.2 · 04:15Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
88 Out
10
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 November 2019, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 Nov
Imported
88GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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