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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 November 2023

On Friday 3 November, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind13.58 GW42%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW6%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas6.33 GW19%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports4.20 GW13%Nuclear4.69 GW14%31.3GW AVERAGE42%19%13%14%
Price
£82.49/MWh
Day average £82.49
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables46%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 3 November 2023, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £82.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (168 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.18/MWh at 01:30 to £122.03/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 48% 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 1.083.3%Wind 13.5841.6%Gas 6.3319.4%Hydro 0.471.4%Biomass 1.976.0%Nuclear 4.6914.4%Coal 0.331.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 17:25
Low 22.7 · 04:45Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
94 Out
22
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 48%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 November 2023, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Nov
Imported
94GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.05GWImporting

In 49.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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