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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 November 2016

On Wednesday 23 November, demand averaged 38.6 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

38.6GW AVERAGEWind2.36 GW6%Hydro0.30 GW1%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas20.22 GW52%Coal5.80 GW15%Imports2.15 GW5%Nuclear8.08 GW21%38.6GW AVERAGE52%15%21%
Price
£53.10/MWh
Day average £53.10
Demand38.6GW
Generation 37.1Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables8%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 November 2016, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 47.7 GW at 16:50. The price £53.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £37.70/MWh at 23:30 to £95.64/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.320.8%Wind 2.366.0%Gas 20.2251.6%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0820.6%Coal 5.8014.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.6avgGeneration 37.1avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.7GW · 16:50
Low 26.9 · 04:25Avg 38.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 37.1Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
43 Out
3
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 November 2016, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Nov
Imported
43GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.63GW 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

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh

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