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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 November 2016

On Tuesday 22 November, demand averaged 38.8 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

38.8GW AVERAGEWind7.41 GW19%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas17.38 GW44%Coal4.45 GW11%Imports1.72 GW4%Nuclear8.05 GW20%38.8GW AVERAGE19%44%11%20%
Price
£46.60/MWh
Day average £46.60
Demand38.8GW
Generation 37.8Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 November 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 49.0 GW at 17:05. The price £46.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 11:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £28.63/MWh at 03:30 to £76.20/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 46% 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 0.290.7%Wind 7.4118.7%Gas 17.3843.9%Hydro 0.270.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0520.3%Coal 4.4511.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.8avgGeneration 37.8avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.0GW · 17:05
Low 26.6 · 04:25Avg 38.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 37.8Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
31 Out
4
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 November 2016, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Nov
Imported
31GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.12GW 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

Average0.16GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 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 10.0 GWhPumped 14.7 GWh

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