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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 November 2021

On Thursday 4 November, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind11.51 GW32%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass1.95 GW5%Solar0.91 GW2%Gas12.40 GW34%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports3.32 GW9%Nuclear5.44 GW15%35.4GW AVERAGE32%34%9%15%
Price
£157.67/MWh
Day average £157.67
Demand35.4GW
Generation 33.2Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables36%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 November 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 44.4 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £157.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 06:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £113.23/MWh at 00:00 to £206.71/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.912.5%Wind 11.5131.5%Gas 12.4034.0%Hydro 0.671.8%Biomass 1.955.4%Nuclear 5.4414.9%Coal 0.300.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.4GW · 17:20
Low 24.5 · 04:10Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
75 Out
21
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 November 2021, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Nov
Imported
75GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.71GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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