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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 November 2016

On Tuesday 1 November, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind3.37 GW9%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas18.01 GW50%Coal3.51 GW10%Imports2.96 GW8%Nuclear7.88 GW22%35.5GW AVERAGE9%50%10%8%22%
Price
£45.89/MWh
Day average £45.89
Demand35.5GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables11%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 November 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 17:20. The price £45.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £32.30/MWh at 05:00 to £88.57/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.361.0%Wind 3.379.3%Gas 18.0149.6%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8821.7%Coal 3.519.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 17:20
Low 23.4 · 03:55Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
64 Out
8
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 November 2016, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Nov
Imported
64GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.38GWImporting

In 37.3 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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