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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 November 2023

On Monday 6 November, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind11.37 GW35%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.17 GW7%Solar1.22 GW4%Gas7.57 GW23%Coal0.68 GW2%Imports5.09 GW16%Nuclear4.26 GW13%32.1GW AVERAGE35%23%16%13%
Price
£80.39/MWh
Day average £80.39
Demand32.1GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables40%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 November 2023, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £80.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 19:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.46/MWh at 02:00 to £129.68/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 41% 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 1.223.7%Wind 11.3734.7%Gas 7.5723.1%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 2.176.6%Nuclear 4.2613.0%Coal 0.682.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 18:00
Low 22.1 · 04:10Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports109GWh
In
117 Out
8
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 November 2023, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Nov
Imported
117GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
109GWh
Average net flow
4.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.02GWImporting

In 48.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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