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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 November 2017

On Wednesday 8 November, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind5.14 GW13%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass1.38 GW3%Solar0.88 GW2%Gas19.44 GW48%Coal4.79 GW12%Imports1.04 GW3%Nuclear7.15 GW18%37.6GW AVERAGE13%48%12%18%
Price
£49.21/MWh
Day average £49.21
Demand37.6GW
Generation 39.3Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables16%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
360g/kWh
0Day average 360300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 November 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 360 g/kWh and the price £49.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 19:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (261 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (397 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.17/MWh at 03:00 to £70.95/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.882.2%Wind 5.1412.7%Gas 19.4448.2%Hydro 0.521.3%Biomass 1.383.4%Nuclear 7.1517.7%Coal 4.7911.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 39.3avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.3GW · 17:30
Low 25.8 · 03:55Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 39.3Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports37GWh
In
17 Out
54
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 November 2017, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Nov
Imported
17GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net out
37GWh
Average net flow
1.53GW 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

Average1.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 38.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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