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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 21 November 2016

On Monday 21 November, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind6.16 GW16%Hydro0.35 GW1%Solar0.10 GW0%Gas17.28 GW44%Coal4.64 GW12%Imports1.98 GW5%Nuclear8.44 GW22%38.3GW AVERAGE16%44%12%22%
Price
£46.31/MWh
Day average £46.31
Demand38.3GW
Generation 37.0Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables17%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 21 November 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 48.7 GW at 17:20. The price £46.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 0.6 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.23/MWh at 04:30 to £83.60/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.100.3%Wind 6.1615.8%Gas 17.2844.4%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4421.7%Coal 4.6411.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 37.0avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.7GW · 17:20
Low 24.7 · 04:15Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 37.0Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
37 Out
1
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 21 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 21 November 2016, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 21 Nov
Imported
37GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.51GW 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

Average0.37GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 14.9 GWh

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