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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 November 2016

On Tuesday 15 November, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind4.75 GW13%Hydro0.53 GW1%Solar0.26 GW1%Gas17.36 GW47%Coal4.41 GW12%Imports1.60 GW4%Nuclear8.40 GW23%35.2GW AVERAGE13%47%12%23%
Price
£53.54/MWh
Day average £53.54
Demand35.2GW
Generation 35.7Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables15%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 November 2016, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 17:20. The price £53.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £11.99/MWh at 03:30 to £139.74/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.260.7%Wind 4.7512.7%Gas 17.3646.5%Hydro 0.531.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4022.5%Coal 4.4111.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 35.7avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 17:20
Low 23.2 · 04:15Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 35.7Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports12GWh
In
27 Out
39
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 November 2016, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Nov
Imported
27GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net out
12GWh
Average net flow
0.51GW 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

Average1.41GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 38.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 11.6 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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