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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 18 November 2016

On Friday 18 November, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind5.30 GW14%Hydro0.49 GW1%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas18.29 GW48%Coal3.44 GW9%Imports1.88 GW5%Nuclear8.18 GW21%36.9GW AVERAGE14%48%9%21%
Price
£50.02/MWh
Day average £50.02
Demand36.9GW
Generation 36.3Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables17%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 18 November 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 17:00. The price £50.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 05:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £26.18/MWh at 03:30 to £98.73/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.601.6%Wind 5.3013.9%Gas 18.2947.9%Hydro 0.491.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1821.4%Coal 3.449.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 36.3avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 17:00
Low 25.0 · 04:25Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.3Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports16GWh
In
35 Out
19
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 18 November 2016, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 18 Nov
Imported
35GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
16GWh
Average net flow
0.68GW 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

Average0.47GWExporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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