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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 November 2021

On Tuesday 9 November, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind9.93 GW28%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.21 GW6%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas13.28 GW37%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports1.79 GW5%Nuclear6.11 GW17%33.7GW AVERAGE28%37%17%
Price
£153.95/MWh
Day average £153.95
Demand33.7GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 November 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £153.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 12:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.27/MWh at 23:30 to £206.73/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.621.7%Wind 9.9328.0%Gas 13.2837.5%Hydro 0.611.7%Biomass 2.216.3%Nuclear 6.1117.2%Coal 0.892.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 17:15
Low 23.3 · 04:30Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
38 Out
34
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 November 2021, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Nov
Imported
38GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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