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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 20 November 2016

On Sunday 20 November, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind3.96 GW12%Hydro0.39 GW1%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas16.20 GW48%Coal2.69 GW8%Imports2.07 GW6%Nuclear8.17 GW24%33.1GW AVERAGE12%48%8%24%
Price
£44.25/MWh
Day average £44.25
Demand33.1GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables14%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 20 November 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 12:25. The price £44.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 05:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.27/MWh at 05:00 to £65.69/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 51% 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 3.9611.7%Gas 16.2048.1%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1724.2%Coal 2.698.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 12:25
Low 23.6 · 04:50Avg 33.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
36 Out
2
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 20 November 2016, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 20 Nov
Imported
36GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.43GW 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

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 1.9 GWhOut 1.8 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

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 13.3 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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