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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 November 2021

On Wednesday 17 November, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind12.11 GW34%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.82 GW8%Solar0.86 GW2%Gas10.13 GW29%Coal0.83 GW2%Imports2.43 GW7%Nuclear5.63 GW16%34.5GW AVERAGE34%8%29%16%
Price
£173.99/MWh
Day average £173.99
Demand34.5GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 November 2021, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £173.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.49/MWh at 23:30 to £256.30/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 37% 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 0.862.4%Wind 12.1134.2%Gas 10.1328.6%Hydro 0.551.6%Biomass 2.828.0%Nuclear 5.6315.9%Coal 0.832.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 17:15
Low 23.3 · 03:45Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
52 Out
16
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 17 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 November 2021, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Nov
Imported
52GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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