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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 November 2023

On Thursday 30 November, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind5.58 GW14%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.90 GW7%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas23.35 GW59%Coal0.93 GW2%Imports1.24 GW3%Nuclear4.60 GW12%37.1GW AVERAGE14%7%59%12%
Price
£122.15/MWh
Day average £122.15
Demand37.1GW
Generation 38.6Transfers −1.5
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables17%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
268g/kWh
0Day average 268300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 November 2023, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 268 g/kWh and the price £122.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (253 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.91/MWh at 04:30 to £169.50/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 61% 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 0.741.9%Wind 5.5814.0%Gas 23.3558.7%Hydro 0.471.2%Biomass 2.907.3%Nuclear 4.6011.5%Coal 0.932.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 38.6avgTransfers −1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.2GW · 11:30
Low 26.6 · 04:25Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 38.6Transfers −1.5 GW
Net exports35GWh
In
21 Out
56
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 November 2023, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Nov
Imported
21GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net out
35GWh
Average net flow
1.45GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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