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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 November 2023

On Thursday 9 November, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind9.74 GW28%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.67 GW8%Solar0.86 GW2%Gas9.70 GW28%Coal1.12 GW3%Imports5.56 GW16%Nuclear4.23 GW12%33.4GW AVERAGE28%8%28%16%12%
Price
£83.67/MWh
Day average £83.67
Demand33.4GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables32%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 November 2023, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £83.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 09:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.55/MWh at 04:30 to £120.78/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 34% 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 0.862.5%Wind 9.7428.3%Gas 9.7028.2%Hydro 0.501.5%Biomass 2.677.8%Nuclear 4.2312.3%Coal 1.123.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 18:10
Low 23.0 · 04:05Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports111GWh
In
128 Out
18
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 November 2023, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Nov
Imported
128GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
111GWh
Average net flow
4.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.64GWImporting

In 63.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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