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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 November 2021

On Monday 1 November, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind14.00 GW40%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass1.78 GW5%Solar0.98 GW3%Gas7.96 GW23%Imports3.82 GW11%Nuclear5.60 GW16%33.6GW AVERAGE40%23%11%16%
Price
£99.52/MWh
Day average £99.52
Demand33.6GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables45%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
109g/kWh
0Day average 109300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 November 2021, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 109 g/kWh and the price £99.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.2 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (172 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£20.19/MWh at 03:30 to £194.39/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 3 hours. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.982.8%Wind 14.0040.2%Gas 7.9622.8%Hydro 0.722.1%Biomass 1.785.1%Nuclear 5.6016.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 17:20
Low 22.1 · 04:05Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
86 Out
19
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 November 2021, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Nov
Imported
86GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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