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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 November 2016

On Monday 28 November, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind2.79 GW7%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar0.82 GW2%Gas19.15 GW50%Coal5.28 GW14%Imports2.01 GW5%Nuclear8.32 GW22%37.8GW AVERAGE7%50%14%22%
Price
£59.47/MWh
Day average £59.47
Demand37.8GW
Generation 36.6Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables10%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 28 November 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 47.9 GW at 17:00. The price £59.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £36.01/MWh at 03:30 to £224.76/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 0.822.1%Wind 2.797.2%Gas 19.1549.6%Hydro 0.230.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3221.5%Coal 5.2813.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 36.6avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.9GW · 17:00
Low 24.8 · 04:25Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.6Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
38 Out
9
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 November 2016, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Nov
Imported
38GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.22GW 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

Average0.06GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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