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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 November 2016

On Thursday 3 November, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind2.91 GW8%Hydro0.18 GW0%Solar0.55 GW1%Gas19.45 GW51%Coal5.02 GW13%Imports1.79 GW5%Nuclear7.91 GW21%36.7GW AVERAGE8%51%13%21%
Price
£76.15/MWh
Day average £76.15
Demand36.7GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables10%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 November 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 47.0 GW at 17:20. The price £76.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £38.13/MWh at 23:00 to £350.05/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.551.5%Wind 2.917.7%Gas 19.4551.5%Hydro 0.180.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9120.9%Coal 5.0213.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.0GW · 17:20
Low 25.1 · 04:15Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
35 Out
17
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 8%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 November 2016, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Nov
Imported
35GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.75GW 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

Average0.32GWExporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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