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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 November 2021

On Tuesday 16 November, demand averaged 34.6 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

34.6GW AVERAGEWind8.35 GW23%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.91 GW8%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas15.55 GW43%Coal1.06 GW3%Imports1.85 GW5%Nuclear5.63 GW16%34.6GW AVERAGE23%8%43%16%
Price
£173.50/MWh
Day average £173.50
Demand34.6GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables25%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 November 2021, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £173.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (106 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £139.37/MWh at 04:30 to £240.44/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.361.0%Wind 8.3523.1%Gas 15.5543.0%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 2.918.1%Nuclear 5.6315.6%Coal 1.062.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.6avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 17:30
Low 24.1 · 04:15Avg 34.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
38 Out
29
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 16 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 November 2021, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Nov
Imported
38GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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