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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 November 2021

On Saturday 27 November, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind14.91 GW41%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.59 GW4%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas10.83 GW29%Coal0.40 GW1%Imports3.01 GW8%Nuclear5.13 GW14%35.7GW AVERAGE41%29%8%14%
Price
£207.92/MWh
Day average £207.92
Demand35.7GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables43%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 November 2021, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £207.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.9 GW at 13:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £157.42/MWh at 08:00 to £250.83/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 44% 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 0.351.0%Wind 14.9140.5%Gas 10.8329.4%Hydro 0.581.6%Biomass 1.594.3%Nuclear 5.1313.9%Coal 0.401.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 17:25
Low 26.9 · 04:40Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
69 Out
19
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 27 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 November 2021, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Nov
Imported
69GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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