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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 November 2023

On Sunday 26 November, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind3.21 GW10%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.49 GW8%Solar0.20 GW1%Gas16.34 GW50%Coal0.46 GW1%Imports5.46 GW17%Nuclear4.08 GW12%32.0GW AVERAGE10%8%50%17%12%
Price
£105.47/MWh
Day average £105.47
Demand32.0GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 November 2023, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £105.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £87.13/MWh at 02:30 to £142.61/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 60% 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 0.200.6%Wind 3.219.8%Gas 16.3449.7%Hydro 0.652.0%Biomass 2.497.6%Nuclear 4.0812.4%Coal 0.461.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 17:30
Low 23.1 · 04:55Avg 32.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
127 Out
20
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 26 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 November 2023, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Nov
Imported
127GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.26GWImporting

In 54.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.33GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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