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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 November 2023

On Tuesday 28 November, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind7.57 GW21%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.80 GW8%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas15.94 GW44%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports3.72 GW10%Nuclear4.19 GW12%35.2GW AVERAGE21%8%44%10%12%
Price
£114.99/MWh
Day average £114.99
Demand35.2GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
212g/kWh
0Day average 212300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 November 2023, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 212 g/kWh and the price £114.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.12/MWh at 02:00 to £150.38/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.852.3%Wind 7.5720.8%Gas 15.9443.8%Hydro 0.431.2%Biomass 2.807.7%Nuclear 4.1911.5%Coal 0.922.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 18:20
Low 24.7 · 04:45Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
85 Out
24
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 November 2023, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Nov
Imported
85GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.41GWImporting

In 34.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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