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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 November 2017

On Friday 17 November, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind6.68 GW17%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW4%Solar0.84 GW2%Gas17.39 GW43%Coal4.93 GW12%Imports1.13 GW3%Nuclear6.92 GW17%37.4GW AVERAGE17%43%12%17%
Price
£52.44/MWh
Day average £52.44
Demand37.4GW
Generation 39.0Transfers −1.6
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables20%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
347g/kWh
0Day average 347300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 November 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 46.4 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 347 g/kWh and the price £52.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (286 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (390 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.19/MWh at 16:00 to £81.04/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.842.1%Wind 6.6816.7%Gas 17.3943.4%Hydro 0.511.3%Biomass 1.704.2%Nuclear 6.9217.3%Coal 4.9312.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 39.0avgTransfers −1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.4GW · 17:20
Low 26.5 · 04:20Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 39.0Transfers −1.6 GW
Net exports38GWh
In
19 Out
57
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 17 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 November 2017, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Nov
Imported
19GWh
Exported
57GWh
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

Average1.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 46.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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