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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 November 2021

On Wednesday 24 November, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind6.60 GW17%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.86 GW8%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas18.39 GW48%Coal1.51 GW4%Imports2.08 GW5%Nuclear5.70 GW15%36.3GW AVERAGE17%8%48%15%
Price
£278.79/MWh
Day average £278.79
Demand36.3GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables20%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 November 2021, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £278.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £129.58/MWh at 23:30 to £758.14/MWh at 15:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.210.6%Wind 6.6017.3%Gas 18.3948.3%Hydro 0.721.9%Biomass 2.867.5%Nuclear 5.7015.0%Coal 1.514.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 16:50
Low 25.8 · 04:00Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
41 Out
35
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 November 2021, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Nov
Imported
41GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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