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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 November 2023

On Friday 17 November, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind2.95 GW9%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.78 GW8%Solar1.01 GW3%Gas18.36 GW54%Coal1.37 GW4%Imports3.62 GW11%Nuclear3.06 GW9%32.8GW AVERAGE9%8%54%11%9%
Price
£99.49/MWh
Day average £99.49
Demand32.8GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables13%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 November 2023, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 9%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £99.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.85/MWh at 03:30 to £142.15/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 61% 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 1.013.0%Wind 2.958.8%Gas 18.3654.5%Hydro 0.561.7%Biomass 2.788.3%Nuclear 3.069.1%Coal 1.374.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 10:30
Low 23.8 · 04:30Avg 32.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
79 Out
14
Zero-carbon share25%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 17 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 November 2023, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Nov
Imported
79GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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