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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 November 2017

On Saturday 11 November, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind3.88 GW11%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass1.25 GW4%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas16.74 GW48%Coal2.76 GW8%Imports1.93 GW6%Nuclear7.21 GW21%33.9GW AVERAGE11%48%8%21%
Price
£51.62/MWh
Day average £51.62
Demand33.9GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables14%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
313g/kWh
0Day average 313300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 November 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 313 g/kWh and the price £51.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (258 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (374 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.87/MWh at 14:00 to £75.76/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.441.3%Wind 3.8811.2%Gas 16.7448.1%Hydro 0.611.7%Biomass 1.253.6%Nuclear 7.2120.7%Coal 2.767.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 17:25
Low 25.3 · 04:50Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
39 Out
12
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 November 2017, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Nov
Imported
39GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.10GW 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

Average0.33GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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