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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 November 2021

On Thursday 18 November, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind13.32 GW37%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.12 GW6%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas10.11 GW28%Coal0.90 GW3%Imports2.50 GW7%Nuclear5.63 GW16%34.3GW AVERAGE37%28%7%16%
Price
£143.06/MWh
Day average £143.06
Demand34.3GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables40%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 November 2021, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £143.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 09:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.57/MWh at 02:30 to £205.06/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 40% 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 0.461.3%Wind 13.3237.4%Gas 10.1128.4%Hydro 0.551.6%Biomass 2.126.0%Nuclear 5.6315.8%Coal 0.902.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 17:20
Low 23.8 · 03:55Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
56 Out
21
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 November 2021, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Nov
Imported
56GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 17.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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