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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 November 2017

On Sunday 5 November, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind6.50 GW20%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.34 GW4%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas11.99 GW37%Coal1.35 GW4%Imports3.20 GW10%Nuclear6.52 GW20%31.9GW AVERAGE20%37%10%20%
Price
£44.83/MWh
Day average £44.83
Demand31.9GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables25%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
221g/kWh
0Day average 221300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 November 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 221 g/kWh and the price £44.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 08:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:00 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (317 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.96/MWh at 05:30 to £65.53/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 41% 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 1.063.3%Wind 6.5020.0%Gas 11.9936.9%Hydro 0.531.6%Biomass 1.344.1%Nuclear 6.5220.1%Coal 1.354.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 17:25
Low 22.6 · 04:30Avg 31.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
69 Out
5
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 November 2017, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Nov
Imported
69GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.66GW 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

Average1.68GWImporting

In 40.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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