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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 November 2017

On Friday 10 November, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind9.86 GW26%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.34 GW3%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas14.11 GW37%Coal3.29 GW9%Imports1.45 GW4%Nuclear7.16 GW19%36.0GW AVERAGE26%37%9%19%
Price
£45.31/MWh
Day average £45.31
Demand36.0GW
Generation 37.1Transfers −1.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables29%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
278g/kWh
0Day average 278300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 November 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 278 g/kWh and the price £45.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 11:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (183 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (336 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.63/MWh at 05:00 to £62.49/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 38% 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 0.812.1%Wind 9.8625.6%Gas 14.1136.6%Hydro 0.501.3%Biomass 1.343.5%Nuclear 7.1618.6%Coal 3.298.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 37.1avgTransfers −1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.7GW · 17:25
Low 24.1 · 04:10Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 37.1Transfers −1.1 GW
Net exports22GWh
In
27 Out
48
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 10 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 November 2017, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Nov
Imported
27GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net out
22GWh
Average net flow
0.91GW 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

Average1.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 41.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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