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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 November 2023

On Saturday 25 November, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind8.66 GW26%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.04 GW6%Solar1.15 GW3%Gas10.66 GW32%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports5.64 GW17%Nuclear3.98 GW12%32.3GW AVERAGE26%32%17%12%
Price
£92.83/MWh
Day average £92.83
Demand32.3GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables31%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
168g/kWh
0Day average 168300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 November 2023, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 168 g/kWh and the price £92.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.93/MWh at 05:00 to £146.96/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.153.5%Wind 8.6625.9%Gas 10.6631.9%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 2.046.1%Nuclear 3.9811.9%Coal 0.732.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 16:55
Low 24.1 · 05:15Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
132 Out
22
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 November 2023, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Nov
Imported
132GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.28GWImporting

In 54.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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