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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 November 2021

On Wednesday 10 November, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind4.34 GW12%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas18.26 GW52%Coal0.86 GW2%Imports2.26 GW6%Nuclear6.12 GW17%33.6GW AVERAGE12%52%17%
Price
£175.54/MWh
Day average £175.54
Demand33.6GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables15%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 November 2021, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £175.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 10:00 (282 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.20/MWh at 00:00 to £265.58/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.280.8%Wind 4.3412.4%Gas 18.2652.0%Hydro 0.601.7%Biomass 2.366.7%Nuclear 6.1217.5%Coal 0.862.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:40
Low 23.5 · 04:30Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports14GWh
In
43 Out
29
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 10 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 November 2021, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Nov
Imported
43GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
14GWh
Average net flow
0.57GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 11.6 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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