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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 November 2017

On Sunday 12 November, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind9.64 GW29%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass1.15 GW3%Solar0.91 GW3%Gas10.51 GW31%Coal0.81 GW2%Imports2.91 GW9%Nuclear7.20 GW21%33.0GW AVERAGE29%31%9%21%
Price
£49.75/MWh
Day average £49.75
Demand33.0GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables33%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 November 2017, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £49.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.72/MWh at 23:30 to £69.57/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 34% 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 0.912.7%Wind 9.6428.7%Gas 10.5131.3%Hydro 0.481.4%Biomass 1.153.4%Nuclear 7.2021.4%Coal 0.812.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 17:30
Low 23.7 · 05:25Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
63 Out
2
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 November 2017, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Nov
Imported
63GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.53GW 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

Average1.57GWImporting

In 38.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh

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