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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 November 2023

On Monday 13 November, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind17.08 GW49%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.79 GW8%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas5.87 GW17%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports3.72 GW11%Nuclear3.68 GW11%33.3GW AVERAGE49%8%17%11%11%
Price
£77.03/MWh
Day average £77.03
Demand33.3GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables53%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 November 2023, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £77.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.3 GW at 08:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (111 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.48/MWh at 22:30 to £100.97/MWh at 04:00. Wind made 55% 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 0.812.3%Wind 17.0849.3%Gas 5.8716.9%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 2.798.0%Nuclear 3.6810.6%Coal 0.351.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 17:30
Low 23.1 · 04:20Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
86 Out
23
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 55%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 November 2023, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Nov
Imported
86GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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