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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 November 2021

On Friday 12 November, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind15.15 GW43%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.54 GW7%Solar0.40 GW1%Gas7.79 GW22%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports2.58 GW7%Nuclear5.72 GW16%33.1GW AVERAGE43%7%22%7%16%
Price
£153.17/MWh
Day average £153.17
Demand33.1GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables46%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
119g/kWh
0Day average 119300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 November 2021, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 119 g/kWh and the price £153.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.3 GW at 12:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (155 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.23/MWh at 03:00 to £198.76/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 47% 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 0.401.1%Wind 15.1543.2%Gas 7.7922.2%Hydro 0.661.9%Biomass 2.547.2%Nuclear 5.7216.3%Coal 0.230.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 17:20
Low 23.3 · 04:00Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
59 Out
38
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 47%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 November 2021, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Nov
Imported
59GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.17GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 29.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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