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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 November 2017

On Wednesday 15 November, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind2.05 GW5%Hydro0.58 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW4%Solar0.25 GW1%Gas20.96 GW52%Coal6.03 GW15%Imports1.07 GW3%Nuclear7.38 GW18%37.4GW AVERAGE52%15%18%
Price
£49.93/MWh
Day average £49.93
Demand37.4GW
Generation 39.0Transfers −1.5
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables7%
Other25%
Carbon intensityVery high
412g/kWh
0Day average 412300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 November 2017, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.1 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 412 g/kWh and the price £49.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (310 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (464 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.30/MWh at 02:30 to £69.25/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 54% 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 0.250.6%Wind 2.055.1%Gas 20.9652.3%Hydro 0.581.5%Biomass 1.724.3%Nuclear 7.3818.4%Coal 6.0315.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 39.0avgTransfers −1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.1GW · 17:15
Low 26.3 · 04:15Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 39.0Transfers −1.5 GW
Net exports36GWh
In
17 Out
53
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 November 2017, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 53 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Nov
Imported
17GWh
Exported
53GWh
Net out
36GWh
Average net flow
1.50GW 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

Average1.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 40.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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