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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 November 2017

On Monday 6 November, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind6.25 GW16%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.32 GW3%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas17.54 GW45%Coal3.64 GW9%Imports1.74 GW4%Nuclear6.60 GW17%37.1GW AVERAGE16%45%9%17%
Price
£44.87/MWh
Day average £44.87
Demand37.1GW
Generation 36.9Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables20%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
316g/kWh
0Day average 316300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 November 2017, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 316 g/kWh and the price £44.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (381 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.65/MWh at 03:30 to £65.91/MWh at 16:30. 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 1.062.8%Wind 6.2516.2%Gas 17.5445.4%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 1.323.4%Nuclear 6.6017.1%Coal 3.649.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 36.9avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.3GW · 17:15
Low 25.0 · 03:55Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 36.9Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
35 Out
30
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 November 2017, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Nov
Imported
35GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.19GW 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

Average0.71GWExporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 26.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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