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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 November 2017

On Thursday 2 November, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind1.54 GW4%Hydro0.56 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW4%Solar0.57 GW2%Gas20.02 GW53%Coal3.40 GW9%Imports1.96 GW5%Nuclear8.24 GW22%35.8GW AVERAGE53%9%22%
Price
£50.78/MWh
Day average £50.78
Demand35.8GW
Generation 35.7Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables7%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
343g/kWh
0Day average 343300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 November 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 45.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 343 g/kWh and the price £50.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (407 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.55/MWh at 03:30 to £88.69/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.571.5%Wind 1.544.1%Gas 20.0253.2%Hydro 0.561.5%Biomass 1.363.6%Nuclear 8.2421.9%Coal 3.409.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 35.7avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.9GW · 17:25
Low 24.4 · 04:00Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 35.7Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
37 Out
35
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 November 2017, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Nov
Imported
37GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.10GW 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

Average0.33GWExporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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