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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 November 2021

On Sunday 14 November, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind5.64 GW18%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.62 GW8%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas11.66 GW37%Coal0.87 GW3%Imports3.70 GW12%Nuclear5.64 GW18%30.5GW AVERAGE18%8%37%12%18%
Price
£154.57/MWh
Day average £154.57
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables21%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
195g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 November 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £154.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 06:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £118.67/MWh at 23:30 to £195.09/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.381.2%Wind 5.6418.1%Gas 11.6637.5%Hydro 0.601.9%Biomass 2.628.4%Nuclear 5.6418.1%Coal 0.872.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.1GW · 17:40
Low 21.7 · 04:50Avg 30.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
85 Out
6
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 November 2021, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Nov
Imported
85GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.33GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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