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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 November 2023

On Wednesday 8 November, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind13.43 GW39%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.47 GW7%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas6.98 GW21%Coal0.96 GW3%Imports5.22 GW15%Nuclear4.25 GW12%33.0GW AVERAGE39%7%21%15%12%
Price
£88.21/MWh
Day average £88.21
Demand33.0GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables42%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 November 2023, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £88.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 10:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.28/MWh at 09:00 to £124.82/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 47% 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 0.341.0%Wind 13.4339.4%Gas 6.9820.5%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 2.477.3%Nuclear 4.2512.5%Coal 0.962.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 17:05
Low 23.3 · 04:05Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports106GWh
In
121 Out
15
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 November 2023, Great Britain imported 121 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Nov
Imported
121GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
106GWh
Average net flow
4.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.35GWImporting

In 58.4 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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