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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 November 2023

On Sunday 12 November, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind7.06 GW23%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.98 GW10%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas10.20 GW33%Coal1.05 GW3%Imports4.83 GW16%Nuclear4.20 GW14%30.5GW AVERAGE23%10%33%16%14%
Price
£86.60/MWh
Day average £86.60
Demand30.5GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables25%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
181g/kWh
0Day average 181300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 November 2023, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 181 g/kWh and the price £86.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.21/MWh at 23:30 to £110.93/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.331.1%Wind 7.0622.7%Gas 10.2032.8%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 2.989.6%Nuclear 4.2013.5%Coal 1.053.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 17:30
Low 21.9 · 04:55Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
113 Out
10
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 November 2023, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Nov
Imported
113GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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