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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 November 2023

On Wednesday 29 November, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind4.70 GW13%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.85 GW8%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas19.31 GW52%Coal0.89 GW2%Imports3.78 GW10%Nuclear4.43 GW12%36.2GW AVERAGE13%8%52%10%12%
Price
£119.53/MWh
Day average £119.53
Demand36.2GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables16%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 29 November 2023, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 13%. Demand peaked at 43.5 GW at 10:40. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £119.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (157 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.85/MWh at 01:30 to £195.73/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.772.1%Wind 4.7012.7%Gas 19.3152.0%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 2.857.7%Nuclear 4.4311.9%Coal 0.892.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.5GW · 10:40
Low 25.4 · 04:15Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
82 Out
15
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 November 2023, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 Nov
Imported
82GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.07GWImporting

In 28.6 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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