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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 November 2016

On Monday 14 November, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind5.74 GW15%Hydro0.45 GW1%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas18.04 GW48%Coal3.49 GW9%Imports1.25 GW3%Nuclear8.38 GW22%35.5GW AVERAGE15%48%9%22%
Price
£51.39/MWh
Day average £51.39
Demand35.5GW
Generation 36.3Transfers −0.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables17%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 14 November 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:30. The price £51.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.91/MWh at 04:00 to £176.50/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 0.220.6%Wind 5.7415.3%Gas 18.0448.0%Hydro 0.451.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3822.3%Coal 3.499.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers −0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:30
Low 23.0 · 03:55Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports14GWh
In
22 Out
36
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 November 2016, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Nov
Imported
22GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net out
14GWh
Average net flow
0.56GW out

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

Average1.46GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 35.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 13.2 GWh

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