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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 November 2016

On Wednesday 9 November, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind3.40 GW9%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas18.94 GW48%Coal6.42 GW16%Imports2.10 GW5%Nuclear8.36 GW21%38.4GW AVERAGE9%48%16%21%
Price
£92.98/MWh
Day average £92.98
Demand38.4GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables10%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 November 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 17:20. The price £92.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 04:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 11:00 to £310.96/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.350.9%Wind 3.408.5%Gas 18.9447.6%Hydro 0.260.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3621.0%Coal 6.4216.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 17:20
Low 26.2 · 03:20Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports19GWh
In
41 Out
21
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 9 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 November 2016, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Nov
Imported
41GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
19GWh
Average net flow
0.81GW 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

Average0.46GWExporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 21.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 13.0 GWh

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