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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 November 2021

On Sunday 7 November, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind14.91 GW46%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass1.48 GW5%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas5.80 GW18%Imports2.81 GW9%Nuclear5.92 GW18%30.5GW AVERAGE46%18%9%18%
Price
£120.98/MWh
Day average £120.98
Demand30.5GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables51%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 November 2021, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £120.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.5 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (144 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£23.99/MWh at 05:00 to £230.68/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 50% 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 0.973.0%Wind 14.9145.8%Gas 5.8017.8%Hydro 0.631.9%Biomass 1.484.5%Nuclear 5.9218.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 17:15
Low 22.0 · 04:40Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports28GWh
In
63 Out
34
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 November 2021, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Nov
Imported
63GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
28GWh
Average net flow
1.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 13.5 GWh

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