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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 November 2021

On Tuesday 23 November, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind4.96 GW13%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass3.02 GW8%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas18.75 GW49%Coal1.54 GW4%Imports2.74 GW7%Nuclear5.64 GW15%36.7GW AVERAGE13%8%49%7%15%
Price
£227.43/MWh
Day average £227.43
Demand36.7GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables17%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
252g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 23 November 2021, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £227.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £97.49/MWh at 00:00 to £470.38/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 53% 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 0.671.8%Wind 4.9613.0%Gas 18.7549.3%Hydro 0.731.9%Biomass 3.027.9%Nuclear 5.6414.8%Coal 1.544.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 16:50
Low 26.2 · 04:05Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
54 Out
24
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 23 November 2021, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 23 Nov
Imported
54GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 11.6 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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