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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 November 2017

On Thursday 16 November, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind7.11 GW18%Hydro0.55 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW5%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas16.86 GW43%Coal4.35 GW11%Imports1.22 GW3%Nuclear7.12 GW18%36.7GW AVERAGE18%43%11%18%
Price
£48.14/MWh
Day average £48.14
Demand36.7GW
Generation 38.4Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables21%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
329g/kWh
0Day average 329300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 November 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 46.4 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 329 g/kWh and the price £48.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (283 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (395 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.40/MWh at 03:30 to £55.87/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.531.3%Wind 7.1117.9%Gas 16.8642.5%Hydro 0.551.4%Biomass 1.904.8%Nuclear 7.1218.0%Coal 4.3511.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 38.4avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.4GW · 17:05
Low 24.9 · 03:55Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 38.4Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports38GWh
In
20 Out
58
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 16 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 November 2017, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Nov
Imported
20GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net out
38GWh
Average net flow
1.58GW 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

Average2.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 48.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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