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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 4 November 2016

On Friday 4 November, demand averaged 36.1 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

36.1GW AVERAGEWind3.52 GW9%Hydro0.16 GW0%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas17.96 GW48%Coal5.25 GW14%Imports1.83 GW5%Nuclear8.12 GW22%36.1GW AVERAGE9%48%14%22%
Price
£58.69/MWh
Day average £58.69
Demand36.1GW
Generation 35.5Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables11%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 4 November 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:20. The price £58.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £37.41/MWh at 05:30 to £133.75/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 51% 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 0.471.3%Wind 3.529.4%Gas 17.9648.1%Hydro 0.160.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1221.8%Coal 5.2514.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.1avgGeneration 35.5avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:20
Low 24.5 · 03:55Avg 36.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 35.5Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports19GWh
In
37 Out
18
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 4 November 2016, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 4 Nov
Imported
37GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
19GWh
Average net flow
0.79GW 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

Average0.42GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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