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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 November 2021

On Saturday 6 November, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind15.30 GW48%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar0.39 GW1%Gas5.08 GW16%Imports3.31 GW10%Nuclear5.53 GW17%31.3GW AVERAGE48%16%10%17%
Price
£118.92/MWh
Day average £118.92
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables51%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 November 2021, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £118.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (111 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.55/MWh at 23:30 to £177.15/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 54% 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 0.391.2%Wind 15.3048.2%Gas 5.0816.0%Hydro 0.561.8%Biomass 1.564.9%Nuclear 5.5317.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 17:15
Low 22.9 · 04:20Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
77 Out
7
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 54%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 November 2021, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Nov
Imported
77GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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