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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 4 November 2023

On Saturday 4 November, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind7.62 GW25%Hydro0.48 GW2%Biomass0.94 GW3%Solar0.51 GW2%Gas8.25 GW27%Coal0.88 GW3%Imports7.08 GW23%Nuclear4.38 GW15%29.3GW AVERAGE25%27%23%15%
Price
£103.07/MWh
Day average £103.07
Demand29.3GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables29%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Saturday 4 November 2023, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £103.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 15:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.50/MWh at 00:00 to £128.02/MWh at 07:00. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.511.7%Wind 7.6225.3%Gas 8.2527.4%Hydro 0.481.6%Biomass 0.943.1%Nuclear 4.3814.5%Coal 0.882.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 17:25
Low 22.0 · 03:50Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports151GWh
In
166 Out
14
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 4 November 2023, Great Britain imported 166 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 4 Nov
Imported
166GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
151GWh
Average net flow
6.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.50GWImporting

In 84.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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