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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 November 2023

On Wednesday 1 November, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind15.87 GW47%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.54 GW5%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas4.08 GW12%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports5.79 GW17%Nuclear4.71 GW14%32.0GW AVERAGE47%12%17%14%
Price
£72.58/MWh
Day average £72.58
Demand32.0GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables51%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
75g/kWh
0Day average 75300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 November 2023, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 75 g/kWh and the price £72.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 08:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (108 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.44/MWh at 23:00 to £98.01/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.752.2%Wind 15.8747.4%Gas 4.0812.2%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 1.544.6%Nuclear 4.7114.1%Coal 0.331.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:25
Low 22.5 · 04:10Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports109GWh
In
133 Out
24
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 November 2023, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (76 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Nov
Imported
133GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
109GWh
Average net flow
4.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.18GWImporting

In 76.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 12.8 GWh

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