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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 21 November 2021

On Sunday 21 November, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind12.19 GW37%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.41 GW7%Solar0.85 GW3%Gas7.71 GW24%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports2.84 GW9%Nuclear5.62 GW17%31.2GW AVERAGE37%7%24%9%17%
Price
£175.96/MWh
Day average £175.96
Demand31.2GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables42%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Sunday 21 November 2021, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 41.5 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £175.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £130.45/MWh at 07:30 to £229.49/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 41% 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 0.852.6%Wind 12.1937.4%Gas 7.7123.7%Hydro 0.652.0%Biomass 2.417.4%Nuclear 5.6217.2%Coal 0.331.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.5GW · 16:55
Low 21.9 · 04:50Avg 31.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
65 Out
27
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 21 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 21 November 2021, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 21 Nov
Imported
65GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
38GWh
Average net flow
1.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 25.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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