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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 November 2016

On Thursday 24 November, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind4.01 GW10%Hydro0.30 GW1%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas19.01 GW49%Coal4.62 GW12%Imports1.97 GW5%Nuclear8.26 GW21%37.7GW AVERAGE10%49%12%21%
Price
£45.86/MWh
Day average £45.86
Demand37.7GW
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 November 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 47.1 GW at 16:55. The price £45.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.02/MWh at 04:00 to £77.35/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.310.8%Wind 4.0110.4%Gas 19.0149.4%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2621.5%Coal 4.6212.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 36.5avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.1GW · 16:55
Low 26.0 · 04:25Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.5Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
38 Out
7
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 November 2016, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Nov
Imported
38GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.32GW 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

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh

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