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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 November 2023

On Wednesday 15 November, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind11.69 GW34%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass2.86 GW8%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas12.00 GW34%Coal0.84 GW2%Imports2.53 GW7%Nuclear3.49 GW10%33.0GW AVERAGE34%8%34%7%10%
Price
£95.22/MWh
Day average £95.22
Demand33.0GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables38%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 November 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 34%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £95.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 05:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (268 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.43/MWh at 04:30 to £125.78/MWh at 19:30. 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 0.952.7%Wind 11.6933.5%Gas 12.0034.4%Hydro 0.521.5%Biomass 2.868.2%Nuclear 3.4910.0%Coal 0.842.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:25
Low 22.8 · 05:00Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
56 Out
37
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 November 2023, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Nov
Imported
56GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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