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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 November 2016

On Thursday 10 November, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind4.42 GW11%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas18.76 GW48%Coal5.06 GW13%Imports1.69 GW4%Nuclear8.25 GW21%37.3GW AVERAGE11%48%13%21%
Price
£56.60/MWh
Day average £56.60
Demand37.3GW
Generation 37.4Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables14%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 November 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 17:15. The price £56.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 14:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £36.93/MWh at 05:00 to £121.55/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.621.6%Wind 4.4211.3%Gas 18.7648.0%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2521.1%Coal 5.0613.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 17:15
Low 25.9 · 04:20Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers −0.1 GW
Net imports1GWh
In
30 Out
29
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 10 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 November 2016, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Nov
Imported
30GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
1GWh
Average net flow
0.04GW 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

Average0.77GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 27.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 10.6 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh

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