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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 November 2021

On Friday 19 November, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind10.49 GW30%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.23 GW6%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas12.19 GW35%Coal0.81 GW2%Imports2.38 GW7%Nuclear5.61 GW16%33.5GW AVERAGE30%35%16%
Price
£167.45/MWh
Day average £167.45
Demand33.5GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables33%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 November 2021, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £167.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 08:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £91.27/MWh at 00:00 to £254.40/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 38% 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 0.431.2%Wind 10.4930.2%Gas 12.1935.1%Hydro 0.621.8%Biomass 2.236.4%Nuclear 5.6116.2%Coal 0.812.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 17:30
Low 23.3 · 04:30Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
52 Out
22
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 November 2021, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Nov
Imported
52GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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