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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 November 2023

On Tuesday 7 November, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind11.01 GW33%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW7%Solar1.14 GW3%Gas9.29 GW28%Coal0.66 GW2%Imports4.39 GW13%Nuclear4.26 GW13%32.5GW AVERAGE33%7%28%13%13%
Price
£87.83/MWh
Day average £87.83
Demand32.5GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables37%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
140g/kWh
0Day average 140300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 November 2023, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 140 g/kWh and the price £87.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (74 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (211 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.80/MWh at 02:30 to £130.82/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 38% 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 1.143.4%Wind 11.0132.9%Gas 9.2927.7%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 2.357.0%Nuclear 4.2612.7%Coal 0.662.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 18:05
Low 22.7 · 04:00Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
98 Out
16
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 November 2023, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Nov
Imported
98GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 40.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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