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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 November 2016

On Friday 11 November, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind3.73 GW10%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar0.94 GW2%Gas18.69 GW49%Coal4.41 GW12%Imports1.94 GW5%Nuclear8.13 GW21%36.8GW AVERAGE10%49%12%21%
Price
£50.17/MWh
Day average £50.17
Demand36.8GW
Generation 36.2Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables13%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 11 November 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:05. The price £50.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £40.16/MWh at 03:30 to £106.09/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.942.5%Wind 3.739.8%Gas 18.6949.0%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1321.3%Coal 4.4111.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 36.2avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:05
Low 26.6 · 03:55Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.2Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports19GWh
In
39 Out
20
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 November 2016, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Nov
Imported
39GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
19GWh
Average net flow
0.78GW 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

Average0.42GWExporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 19.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 0.1 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

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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