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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 November 2023

On Thursday 2 November, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind14.72 GW43%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.29 GW4%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas6.34 GW19%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports6.14 GW18%Nuclear4.71 GW14%32.6GW AVERAGE43%19%18%14%
Price
£74.89/MWh
Day average £74.89
Demand32.6GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables45%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
85g/kWh
0Day average 85300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 November 2023, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 85 g/kWh and the price £74.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 18:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:30 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 13:30 (122 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.63/MWh at 03:30 to £111.56/MWh at 12:30. Wind made 53% 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 0.290.9%Wind 14.7243.1%Gas 6.3418.6%Hydro 0.491.4%Biomass 1.293.8%Nuclear 4.7113.8%Coal 0.140.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 17:25
Low 23.1 · 04:40Avg 32.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports112GWh
In
138 Out
26
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 53%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 November 2023, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Nov
Imported
138GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
112GWh
Average net flow
4.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.34GWImporting

In 80.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.9 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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