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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 November 2017

On Monday 13 November, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind6.26 GW15%Hydro0.59 GW1%Biomass1.34 GW3%Solar0.59 GW1%Gas18.65 GW46%Coal4.24 GW10%Imports1.70 GW4%Nuclear7.28 GW18%38.9GW AVERAGE15%46%10%18%
Price
£49.10/MWh
Day average £49.10
Demand38.9GW
Generation 39.0Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
319g/kWh
0Day average 319300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 November 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 49.4 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 319 g/kWh and the price £49.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (197 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (383 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.64/MWh at 00:00 to £81.32/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.591.5%Wind 6.2615.4%Gas 18.6545.9%Hydro 0.591.5%Biomass 1.343.3%Nuclear 7.2817.9%Coal 4.2410.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 39.0avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.4GW · 17:05
Low 26.0 · 03:55Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 39.0Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports1GWh
In
33 Out
32
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 November 2017, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Nov
Imported
33GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
1GWh
Average net flow
0.03GW 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

Average0.63GWExporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 25.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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