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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 November 2016

On Friday 25 November, demand averaged 37.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

37.2GW AVERAGEWind3.55 GW9%Hydro0.24 GW1%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas18.77 GW49%Coal4.71 GW12%Imports1.73 GW5%Nuclear8.29 GW22%37.2GW AVERAGE9%49%12%22%
Price
£49.04/MWh
Day average £49.04
Demand37.2GW
Generation 36.4Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 25 November 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:20. The price £49.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £39.12/MWh at 05:30 to £82.11/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 0.852.2%Wind 3.559.3%Gas 18.7749.2%Hydro 0.240.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2921.7%Coal 4.7112.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.2avgGeneration 36.4avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:20
Low 26.0 · 04:20Avg 37.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 36.4Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
34 Out
11
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 November 2016, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Nov
Imported
34GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.93GW 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

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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