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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 November 2021

On Tuesday 2 November, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind2.80 GW8%Hydro0.90 GW3%Biomass2.16 GW6%Solar1.12 GW3%Gas17.22 GW50%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports3.74 GW11%Nuclear5.61 GW16%33.7GW AVERAGE8%50%11%16%
Price
£312.13/MWh
Day average £312.13
Demand33.7GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables14%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 November 2021, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £312.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (151 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £102.60/MWh at 04:30 to £1815.37/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.123.2%Wind 2.808.1%Gas 17.2250.0%Hydro 0.902.6%Biomass 2.166.3%Nuclear 5.6116.3%Coal 0.892.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 17:30
Low 23.6 · 04:20Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
80 Out
12
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 9%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 November 2021, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Nov
Imported
80GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.46GWImporting

In 35.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWGenerating

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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