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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 November 2023

On Friday 10 November, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind8.31 GW24%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.84 GW8%Solar0.96 GW3%Gas10.53 GW31%Coal1.17 GW3%Imports5.61 GW16%Nuclear4.21 GW12%33.1GW AVERAGE24%8%31%16%12%
Price
£87.68/MWh
Day average £87.68
Demand33.1GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables29%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 November 2023, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £87.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 19:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.73/MWh at 03:00 to £120.75/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.962.8%Wind 8.3124.4%Gas 10.5330.9%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 2.848.3%Nuclear 4.2112.4%Coal 1.173.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:40
Low 23.6 · 04:30Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports111GWh
In
130 Out
19
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 10 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 November 2023, Great Britain imported 130 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Nov
Imported
130GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
111GWh
Average net flow
4.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.72GWImporting

In 65.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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