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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 November 2023

On Sunday 5 November, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind7.72 GW26%Hydro0.46 GW2%Biomass0.80 GW3%Solar1.15 GW4%Gas7.75 GW26%Coal0.77 GW3%Imports6.84 GW23%Nuclear4.25 GW14%28.7GW AVERAGE26%26%23%14%
Price
£100.83/MWh
Day average £100.83
Demand28.7GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 5.8
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables31%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 November 2023, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £100.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 12:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.61/MWh at 07:30 to £141.49/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 34% 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 1.153.9%Wind 7.7226.0%Gas 7.7526.1%Hydro 0.461.5%Biomass 0.802.7%Nuclear 4.2514.3%Coal 0.772.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 5.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 16:55
Low 20.7 · 04:35Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 5.8 GW
Net imports141GWh
In
160 Out
18
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 November 2023, Great Britain imported 160 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Nov
Imported
160GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
141GWh
Average net flow
5.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.43GWImporting

In 82.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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