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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 November 2016

On Wednesday 16 November, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind7.60 GW21%Hydro0.47 GW1%Solar0.55 GW1%Gas14.98 GW41%Coal3.65 GW10%Imports1.12 GW3%Nuclear8.41 GW23%34.9GW AVERAGE21%41%10%23%
Price
£45.05/MWh
Day average £45.05
Demand34.9GW
Generation 35.7Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables23%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 November 2016, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:25. The price £45.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 11:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £32.04/MWh at 05:00 to £67.99/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 42% 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 0.551.5%Wind 7.6020.7%Gas 14.9840.7%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4122.9%Coal 3.659.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 35.7avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:25
Low 23.1 · 04:20Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 35.7Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports13GWh
In
20 Out
33
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 16 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 November 2016, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 16 Nov
Imported
20GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net out
13GWh
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

Average1.35GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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