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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 November 2016

On Wednesday 2 November, demand averaged 36.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

36.1GW AVERAGEWind3.27 GW9%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar1.13 GW3%Gas19.10 GW50%Coal4.68 GW12%Imports1.66 GW4%Nuclear7.88 GW21%36.1GW AVERAGE9%50%12%21%
Price
£64.33/MWh
Day average £64.33
Demand36.1GW
Generation 36.3Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 November 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 17:20. The price £64.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 03:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.36/MWh at 03:30 to £240.23/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 53% 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 1.133.0%Wind 3.278.6%Gas 19.1050.4%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8820.8%Coal 4.6812.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.1avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 17:20
Low 24.1 · 03:55Avg 36.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers −0.1 GW
Net exports1GWh
In
32 Out
33
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 November 2016, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Nov
Imported
32GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net out
1GWh
Average net flow
0.03GW out

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

Average0.80GWExporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 28.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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