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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 November 2023

On Saturday 11 November, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind5.76 GW18%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.92 GW9%Solar1.26 GW4%Gas10.55 GW34%Coal0.88 GW3%Imports5.15 GW17%Nuclear4.21 GW14%30.3GW AVERAGE18%9%34%17%14%
Price
£85.59/MWh
Day average £85.59
Demand30.3GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables24%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 November 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £85.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 02:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.70/MWh at 04:00 to £122.40/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.264.0%Wind 5.7618.5%Gas 10.5533.9%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 2.929.4%Nuclear 4.2113.5%Coal 0.882.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 17:25
Low 22.4 · 05:00Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
118 Out
16
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 November 2023, Great Britain imported 118 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Nov
Imported
118GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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