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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 November 2016

On Monday 7 November, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind4.30 GW11%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas17.76 GW46%Coal5.51 GW14%Imports1.81 GW5%Nuclear8.09 GW21%36.8GW AVERAGE11%46%14%21%
Price
£86.64/MWh
Day average £86.64
Demand36.8GW
Generation 36.7Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables14%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 7 November 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 17:20. The price £86.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 01:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £28.61/MWh at 03:30 to £488.85/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.852.2%Wind 4.3011.2%Gas 17.7646.1%Hydro 0.230.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0921.0%Coal 5.5114.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 17:20
Low 23.9 · 03:55Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
35 Out
32
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 November 2016, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Nov
Imported
35GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.15GW 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

Average1.04GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 31.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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