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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 November 2023

On Sunday 19 November, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind15.68 GW52%Hydro0.47 GW2%Biomass1.50 GW5%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas4.54 GW15%Coal0.67 GW2%Imports3.90 GW13%Nuclear3.12 GW10%29.0GW AVERAGE52%15%13%10%
Price
£61.58/MWh
Day average £61.58
Demand29.0GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables55%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
93g/kWh
0Day average 93300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 November 2023, wind supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 93 g/kWh and the price £61.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.2 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (150 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£12.94/MWh at 06:00 to £131.71/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 6.5 hours. Wind made 60% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.331.1%Wind 15.6851.9%Gas 4.5415.0%Hydro 0.471.6%Biomass 1.505.0%Nuclear 3.1210.3%Coal 0.672.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 17:00
Low 21.2 · 04:45Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
88 Out
15
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 60%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 November 2023, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Nov
Imported
88GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.25GWImporting

In 32.6 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh

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