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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 November 2016

On Tuesday 8 November, demand averaged 38.7 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

38.7GW AVERAGEWind2.75 GW7%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas19.62 GW49%Coal6.37 GW16%Imports2.11 GW5%Nuclear8.33 GW21%38.7GW AVERAGE49%16%21%
Price
£91.21/MWh
Day average £91.21
Demand38.7GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables9%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 November 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 48.8 GW at 16:55. The price £91.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £36.05/MWh at 23:30 to £405.75/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 52% 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 0.431.1%Wind 2.756.9%Gas 19.6249.2%Hydro 0.240.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3320.9%Coal 6.3716.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.7avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.8GW · 16:55
Low 26.6 · 04:05Avg 38.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
40 Out
17
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 November 2016, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Nov
Imported
40GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.93GW 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

Average0.30GWExporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 11.0 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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