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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 November 2023

On Thursday 23 November, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind19.26 GW55%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.58 GW7%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas4.29 GW12%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports3.48 GW10%Nuclear3.52 GW10%33.2GW AVERAGE55%7%12%10%10%
Price
£68.77/MWh
Day average £68.77
Demand33.2GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables59%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
78g/kWh
0Day average 78300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 November 2023, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 78 g/kWh and the price £68.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.7 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (103 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£9.70/MWh at 23:30 to £123.34/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 61% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.722.1%Wind 19.2655.3%Gas 4.2912.3%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 2.587.4%Nuclear 3.5210.1%Coal 0.571.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 17:30
Low 23.7 · 04:00Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
80 Out
31
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 61%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 November 2023, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Nov
Imported
80GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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