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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 November 2023

On Monday 20 November, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind10.47 GW32%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW7%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas11.90 GW36%Coal1.08 GW3%Imports2.99 GW9%Nuclear3.26 GW10%32.2GW AVERAGE32%7%36%9%10%
Price
£94.63/MWh
Day average £94.63
Demand32.2GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables35%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 November 2023, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 17:45. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £94.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.10/MWh at 01:00 to £131.45/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.591.8%Wind 10.4731.6%Gas 11.9035.9%Hydro 0.481.5%Biomass 2.357.1%Nuclear 3.269.8%Coal 1.083.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 17:45
Low 21.4 · 04:00Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
67 Out
15
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 November 2023, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Nov
Imported
67GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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