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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 November 2021

On Monday 29 November, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind9.57 GW24%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.62 GW6%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas17.89 GW44%Coal1.19 GW3%Imports2.82 GW7%Nuclear5.42 GW13%38.9GW AVERAGE24%44%13%
Price
£227.82/MWh
Day average £227.82
Demand38.9GW
Generation 37.8Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables26%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
224g/kWh
0Day average 224300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 November 2021, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 224 g/kWh and the price £227.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.40/MWh at 23:30 to £326.48/MWh at 15:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.451.1%Wind 9.5723.6%Gas 17.8944.0%Hydro 0.651.6%Biomass 2.626.4%Nuclear 5.4213.4%Coal 1.192.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 17:20
Low 27.3 · 04:35Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
58 Out
32
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 November 2021, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Nov
Imported
58GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 30.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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