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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 November 2016

On Wednesday 30 November, demand averaged 39.9 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

39.9GW AVERAGEWind4.52 GW11%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas20.04 GW48%Coal6.23 GW15%Imports1.25 GW3%Nuclear8.35 GW20%39.9GW AVERAGE11%48%15%20%
Price
£51.63/MWh
Day average £51.63
Demand39.9GW
Generation 40.1Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other23%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 30 November 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 48.7 GW at 16:45. The price £51.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 19:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £39.69/MWh at 04:00 to £77.70/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 50% 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 0.771.9%Wind 4.5210.9%Gas 20.0448.4%Hydro 0.210.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3520.2%Coal 6.2315.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.9avgGeneration 40.1avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.7GW · 16:45
Low 28.2 · 04:25Avg 39.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 40.1Transfers −0.2 GW
Net imports0GWh
In
22 Out
22
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 30 November 2016, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 30 Nov
Imported
22GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
0GWh
Average net flow
0.00GW 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

Average0.78GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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