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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 November 2021

On Monday 8 November, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind6.80 GW19%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.22 GW6%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas15.85 GW45%Coal0.91 GW3%Imports2.59 GW7%Nuclear6.05 GW17%34.6GW AVERAGE19%45%7%17%
Price
£178.80/MWh
Day average £178.80
Demand34.6GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables22%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 November 2021, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £178.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 19:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £122.85/MWh at 23:30 to £240.68/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.581.6%Wind 6.8019.1%Gas 15.8544.5%Hydro 0.591.7%Biomass 2.226.2%Nuclear 6.0517.0%Coal 0.912.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 17:30
Low 23.6 · 04:00Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
56 Out
19
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 November 2021, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Nov
Imported
56GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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