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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 November 2019

On Saturday 30 November, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind3.10 GW9%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.93 GW8%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas16.01 GW44%Coal1.03 GW3%Imports4.67 GW13%Nuclear7.46 GW21%35.8GW AVERAGE9%8%44%13%21%
Price
£42.69/MWh
Day average £42.69
Demand35.8GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables11%
Other42%
Carbon intensityHigh
259g/kWh
0Day average 259300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 November 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 259 g/kWh and the price £42.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (227 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (290 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.71/MWh at 02:00 to £65.54/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.531.5%Wind 3.108.6%Gas 16.0144.3%Hydro 0.381.0%Biomass 2.938.1%Nuclear 7.4620.7%Coal 1.032.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 17:20
Low 26.9 · 04:25Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
108 Out
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Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 November 2019, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 Nov
Imported
108GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.48GW 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

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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