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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 November 2016

On Saturday 5 November, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind7.57 GW23%Hydro0.12 GW0%Solar0.68 GW2%Gas10.93 GW33%Coal3.58 GW11%Imports2.21 GW7%Nuclear7.89 GW24%32.4GW AVERAGE23%33%11%24%
Price
£40.34/MWh
Day average £40.34
Demand32.4GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables25%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 November 2016, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 17:20. The price £40.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 13:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.54/MWh at 03:00 to £70.30/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 36% 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 0.682.1%Wind 7.5723.0%Gas 10.9333.1%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8923.9%Coal 3.5810.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 17:20
Low 23.5 · 04:55Avg 32.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
46 Out
4
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 0%Wind 25%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 November 2016, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Nov
Imported
46GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW 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

Average0.74GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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