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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 November 2016

On Sunday 6 November, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind7.69 GW23%Hydro0.11 GW0%Solar0.69 GW2%Gas11.04 GW33%Coal3.47 GW10%Imports2.25 GW7%Nuclear7.92 GW24%32.5GW AVERAGE23%33%10%24%
Price
£38.15/MWh
Day average £38.15
Demand32.5GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 November 2016, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 17:20. The price £38.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 10:00. The wholesale price ranged from £22.08/MWh at 03:30 to £56.05/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 0.692.1%Wind 7.6923.2%Gas 11.0433.3%Hydro 0.110.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9223.9%Coal 3.4710.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 17:20
Low 23.1 · 04:25Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
49 Out
4
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 0%Wind 25%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 November 2016, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Nov
Imported
49GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.85GW 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

Average0.86GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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