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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 November 2021

On Wednesday 3 November, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind7.05 GW20%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.04 GW6%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas17.32 GW49%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports1.54 GW4%Nuclear5.60 GW16%34.4GW AVERAGE20%49%16%
Price
£174.19/MWh
Day average £174.19
Demand34.4GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables24%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 November 2021, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £174.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.90/MWh at 23:00 to £259.65/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.742.1%Wind 7.0519.8%Gas 17.3248.6%Hydro 0.712.0%Biomass 2.045.7%Nuclear 5.6015.7%Coal 0.651.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 17:30
Low 24.2 · 04:00Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
31 Out
22
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 November 2021, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Nov
Imported
31GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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