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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 November 2021

On Monday 22 November, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind8.00 GW21%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass3.00 GW8%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas15.17 GW40%Coal1.80 GW5%Imports2.23 GW6%Nuclear5.63 GW15%36.2GW AVERAGE21%8%40%15%
Price
£170.85/MWh
Day average £170.85
Demand36.2GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables26%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 November 2021, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £170.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £82.24/MWh at 23:00 to £250.93/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.042.8%Wind 8.0021.3%Gas 15.1740.4%Hydro 0.681.8%Biomass 3.008.0%Nuclear 5.6315.0%Coal 1.804.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 17:05
Low 24.1 · 04:10Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
48 Out
24
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 November 2021, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Nov
Imported
48GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
0.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 20.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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