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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 November 2021

On Friday 5 November, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind8.04 GW22%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass2.32 GW6%Solar0.87 GW2%Gas14.04 GW39%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports3.90 GW11%Nuclear5.36 GW15%35.1GW AVERAGE22%39%11%15%
Price
£169.35/MWh
Day average £169.35
Demand35.1GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables27%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 November 2021, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £169.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 01:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £125.60/MWh at 02:00 to £242.63/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.872.4%Wind 8.0422.4%Gas 14.0439.1%Hydro 0.732.0%Biomass 2.326.5%Nuclear 5.3614.9%Coal 0.631.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 17:20
Low 25.4 · 03:55Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
88 Out
14
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 November 2021, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Nov
Imported
88GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.24GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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