Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 November 2016

On Saturday 19 November, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind3.75 GW11%Hydro0.38 GW1%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas17.07 GW49%Coal2.84 GW8%Imports2.31 GW7%Nuclear8.14 GW23%34.4GW AVERAGE11%49%8%23%
Price
£50.19/MWh
Day average £50.19
Demand34.4GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables13%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 November 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 17:25. The price £50.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 02:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.13/MWh at 05:00 to £129.04/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.601.7%Wind 3.7510.7%Gas 17.0748.7%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1423.2%Coal 2.848.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 17:25
Low 25.3 · 04:55Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
47 Out
5
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 November 2016, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Nov
Imported
47GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.76GW 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

Average0.70GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh

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