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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 29 November 2016

On Tuesday 29 November, demand averaged 39.4 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

39.4GW AVERAGEWind2.59 GW6%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar0.90 GW2%Gas20.45 GW51%Coal5.88 GW15%Imports1.94 GW5%Nuclear8.30 GW21%39.4GW AVERAGE51%15%21%
Price
£61.10/MWh
Day average £61.10
Demand39.4GW
Generation 38.4Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables9%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 29 November 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 48.6 GW at 16:55. The price £61.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £36.80/MWh at 04:30 to £164.29/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 53% 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 0.902.2%Wind 2.596.4%Gas 20.4550.7%Hydro 0.250.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3020.6%Coal 5.8814.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.4avgGeneration 38.4avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.6GW · 16:55
Low 27.4 · 04:15Avg 39.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 38.4Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports28GWh
In
35 Out
8
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 29 November 2016, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 29 Nov
Imported
35GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
28GWh
Average net flow
1.15GW 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

Average0.15GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 11.6 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh

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