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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 November 2017

On Tuesday 7 November, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind6.48 GW17%Hydro0.57 GW1%Biomass1.39 GW4%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas17.89 GW46%Coal4.33 GW11%Imports1.05 GW3%Nuclear7.03 GW18%36.9GW AVERAGE17%46%11%18%
Price
£50.67/MWh
Day average £50.67
Demand36.9GW
Generation 37.9Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables19%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
325g/kWh
0Day average 325300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 November 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 325 g/kWh and the price £50.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 02:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (419 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.04/MWh at 03:00 to £70.56/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.240.6%Wind 6.4816.6%Gas 17.8945.9%Hydro 0.571.5%Biomass 1.393.6%Nuclear 7.0318.0%Coal 4.3311.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 37.9avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 17:20
Low 24.4 · 04:00Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 37.9Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports23GWh
In
16 Out
39
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 November 2017, Great Britain imported 16 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Nov
Imported
16GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net out
23GWh
Average net flow
0.95GW 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

Average1.18GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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