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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 November 2021

On Thursday 11 November, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind5.99 GW17%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.32 GW7%Solar0.42 GW1%Gas16.72 GW48%Coal0.49 GW1%Imports2.52 GW7%Nuclear6.03 GW17%34.0GW AVERAGE17%48%7%17%
Price
£157.73/MWh
Day average £157.73
Demand34.0GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables20%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 November 2021, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 42.8 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £157.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £109.49/MWh at 00:00 to £210.01/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.421.2%Wind 5.9917.1%Gas 16.7247.6%Hydro 0.621.8%Biomass 2.326.6%Nuclear 6.0317.2%Coal 0.491.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.8GW · 17:20
Low 23.5 · 04:00Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
57 Out
20
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 November 2021, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Nov
Imported
57GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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