Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 November 2016

On Saturday 12 November, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind4.82 GW14%Hydro0.40 GW1%Solar0.18 GW1%Gas16.67 GW49%Coal2.15 GW6%Imports1.78 GW5%Nuclear8.15 GW24%32.9GW AVERAGE14%49%24%
Price
£54.02/MWh
Day average £54.02
Demand32.9GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables16%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 12 November 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 17:20. The price £54.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 03:55. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £21.93/MWh at 03:00 to £121.37/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.180.5%Wind 4.8214.1%Gas 16.6748.8%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1523.9%Coal 2.156.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 17:20
Low 23.5 · 04:40Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
34 Out
19
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 12 November 2016, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 12 Nov
Imported
34GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.62GW 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

Average0.37GWExporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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