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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 November 2021

On Monday 15 November, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind2.67 GW8%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass3.07 GW9%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas17.54 GW51%Coal1.02 GW3%Imports3.24 GW9%Nuclear5.64 GW16%33.4GW AVERAGE8%9%51%9%16%
Price
£277.98/MWh
Day average £277.98
Demand33.4GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables11%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 November 2021, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £277.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (206 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £100.62/MWh at 00:30 to £1149.12/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 57% 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 0.381.1%Wind 2.677.8%Gas 17.5451.3%Hydro 0.621.8%Biomass 3.079.0%Nuclear 5.6416.5%Coal 1.023.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 16:50
Low 22.5 · 04:30Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
67 Out
11
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 November 2021, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Nov
Imported
67GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.72GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 10.8 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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