Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 November 2016

On Saturday 26 November, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind1.45 GW4%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas18.89 GW54%Coal3.51 GW10%Imports2.47 GW7%Nuclear7.85 GW23%34.4GW AVERAGE54%10%7%23%
Price
£53.51/MWh
Day average £53.51
Demand34.4GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables6%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 November 2016, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 17:25. The price £53.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £39.76/MWh at 07:00 to £134.09/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.491.4%Wind 1.454.2%Gas 18.8954.2%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8522.5%Coal 3.5110.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 17:25
Low 25.3 · 04:50Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
51 Out
1
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 26 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 November 2016, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Nov
Imported
51GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW 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

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 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 8.1 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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