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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 November 2021

On Saturday 13 November, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind7.07 GW23%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass2.16 GW7%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas10.79 GW35%Coal1.08 GW3%Imports3.31 GW11%Nuclear5.63 GW18%30.3GW AVERAGE23%35%11%18%
Price
£168.03/MWh
Day average £168.03
Demand30.3GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 November 2021, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £168.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £113.69/MWh at 04:30 to £228.01/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.411.3%Wind 7.0722.7%Gas 10.7934.6%Hydro 0.732.4%Biomass 2.166.9%Nuclear 5.6318.1%Coal 1.083.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 17:30
Low 22.2 · 04:35Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
74 Out
17
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 25%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 November 2021, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Nov
Imported
74GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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