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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 November 2017

On Tuesday 14 November, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind5.29 GW13%Hydro0.56 GW1%Biomass1.44 GW4%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas18.65 GW46%Coal6.03 GW15%Imports1.05 GW3%Nuclear7.49 GW18%38.3GW AVERAGE13%46%15%18%
Price
£48.76/MWh
Day average £48.76
Demand38.3GW
Generation 39.8Transfers −1.5
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables15%
Other24%
Carbon intensityVery high
369g/kWh
0Day average 369300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 November 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 369 g/kWh and the price £48.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 01:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (228 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (466 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.78/MWh at 03:30 to £68.05/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.310.8%Wind 5.2913.0%Gas 18.6545.7%Hydro 0.561.4%Biomass 1.443.5%Nuclear 7.4918.3%Coal 6.0314.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 39.8avgTransfers −1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 17:20
Low 26.4 · 04:20Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 39.8Transfers −1.5 GW
Net exports32GWh
In
18 Out
50
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 November 2017, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Nov
Imported
18GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net out
32GWh
Average net flow
1.34GW 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

Average1.48GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 36.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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