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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 November 2017

On Wednesday 1 November, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind5.75 GW16%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass0.20 GW1%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas15.32 GW44%Coal1.29 GW4%Imports2.95 GW8%Nuclear8.35 GW24%34.0GW AVERAGE16%44%8%24%
Price
£46.58/MWh
Day average £46.58
Demand34.0GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 November 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 44.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £46.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.57/MWh at 03:30 to £70.85/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.651.9%Wind 5.7516.4%Gas 15.3243.7%Hydro 0.561.6%Biomass 0.200.6%Nuclear 8.3523.8%Coal 1.293.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.2GW · 17:20
Low 22.8 · 03:55Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
61 Out
12
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 November 2017, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Nov
Imported
61GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.05GW 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

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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