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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 November 2021

On Thursday 25 November, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind11.00 GW28%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.79 GW7%Solar0.96 GW2%Gas14.51 GW37%Coal0.79 GW2%Imports2.71 GW7%Nuclear5.66 GW14%36.6GW AVERAGE28%7%37%14%
Price
£201.45/MWh
Day average £201.45
Demand36.6GW
Generation 36.4Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables32%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
187g/kWh
0Day average 187300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 November 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 187 g/kWh and the price £201.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £113.93/MWh at 03:30 to £289.31/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.962.5%Wind 11.0028.1%Gas 14.5137.1%Hydro 0.661.7%Biomass 2.797.1%Nuclear 5.6614.5%Coal 0.792.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 36.4avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 17:20
Low 25.2 · 04:20Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 36.4Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports8GWh
In
58 Out
51
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 November 2021, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Nov
Imported
58GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
8GWh
Average net flow
0.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 44.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 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 6.6 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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