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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 21 November 2023

On Tuesday 21 November, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind9.23 GW26%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.95 GW8%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas15.48 GW44%Coal1.19 GW3%Imports1.95 GW6%Nuclear3.39 GW10%33.0GW AVERAGE26%8%44%10%
Price
£95.58/MWh
Day average £95.58
Demand33.0GW
Generation 33.1Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables29%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 21 November 2023, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £95.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (260 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.80/MWh at 03:30 to £118.06/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.341.0%Wind 9.2326.3%Gas 15.4844.2%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 2.958.4%Nuclear 3.399.7%Coal 1.193.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 17:30
Low 22.2 · 04:25Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports6GWh
In
39 Out
45
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 21 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 21 November 2023, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 21 Nov
Imported
39GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net out
6GWh
Average net flow
0.26GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.15GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.16GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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