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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 November 2021

On Tuesday 30 November, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind13.81 GW35%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.70 GW7%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas12.50 GW32%Coal0.72 GW2%Imports3.23 GW8%Nuclear5.24 GW13%37.0GW AVERAGE35%32%8%13%
Price
£184.32/MWh
Day average £184.32
Demand37.0GW
Generation 35.9Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables38%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 30 November 2021, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £184.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.0 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £81.18/MWh at 03:30 to £288.90/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 38% 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 0.220.6%Wind 13.8135.3%Gas 12.5032.0%Hydro 0.701.8%Biomass 2.706.9%Nuclear 5.2413.4%Coal 0.721.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 17:25
Low 26.8 · 04:00Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports31GWh
In
73 Out
43
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 30 November 2021, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 30 Nov
Imported
73GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
31GWh
Average net flow
1.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 42.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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