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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 November 2017

On Friday 3 November, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind2.56 GW7%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW4%Solar0.51 GW1%Gas20.45 GW55%Coal3.39 GW9%Imports1.26 GW3%Nuclear6.91 GW19%35.1GW AVERAGE55%9%19%
Price
£45.93/MWh
Day average £45.93
Demand35.1GW
Generation 35.7Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables10%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
356g/kWh
0Day average 356300
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Key moments

On Friday 3 November 2017, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 356 g/kWh and the price £45.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (258 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (397 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.39/MWh at 08:00 to £60.02/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 57% 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 0.511.4%Wind 2.566.9%Gas 20.4555.3%Hydro 0.531.4%Biomass 1.363.7%Nuclear 6.9118.7%Coal 3.399.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 35.7avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 17:25
Low 24.5 · 04:10Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 35.7Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports11GWh
In
24 Out
34
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 3 November 2017, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 3 Nov
Imported
24GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net out
11GWh
Average net flow
0.45GW out

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

Average0.64GWExporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 23.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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