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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 November 2016

On Sunday 13 November, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind3.24 GW10%Hydro0.44 GW1%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas16.86 GW51%Coal1.56 GW5%Imports1.79 GW5%Nuclear8.23 GW25%31.8GW AVERAGE10%51%25%
Price
£49.35/MWh
Day average £49.35
Demand31.8GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables14%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 November 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 43.2 GW at 17:15. The price £49.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.18/MWh at 04:30 to £123.44/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.762.3%Wind 3.249.9%Gas 16.8651.3%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2325.0%Coal 1.564.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.2GW · 17:15
Low 22.6 · 04:25Avg 31.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
35 Out
13
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 November 2016, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Nov
Imported
35GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.92GW 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

Average0.20GWExporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh

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