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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 November 2023

On Tuesday 14 November, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind11.84 GW35%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.46 GW7%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas10.01 GW30%Coal0.46 GW1%Imports4.30 GW13%Nuclear3.65 GW11%32.7GW AVERAGE35%7%30%13%11%
Price
£79.06/MWh
Day average £79.06
Demand32.7GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
140g/kWh
0Day average 140300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 November 2023, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 140 g/kWh and the price £79.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (196 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.90/MWh at 04:00 to £112.35/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 41% 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 0.371.1%Wind 11.8435.3%Gas 10.0129.9%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 2.467.3%Nuclear 3.6510.9%Coal 0.461.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 17:40
Low 22.7 · 03:55Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
95 Out
12
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 November 2023, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Nov
Imported
95GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.3 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

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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