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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 November 2017

On Sunday 19 November, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind3.36 GW10%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass1.20 GW3%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas16.24 GW46%Coal4.29 GW12%Imports1.81 GW5%Nuclear7.01 GW20%34.2GW AVERAGE10%46%12%20%
Price
£49.16/MWh
Day average £49.16
Demand34.2GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables13%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
346g/kWh
0Day average 346300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 November 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 346 g/kWh and the price £49.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (291 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (419 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.56/MWh at 04:30 to £71.69/MWh at 16:30. 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 0.772.2%Wind 3.369.5%Gas 16.2446.0%Hydro 0.611.7%Biomass 1.203.4%Nuclear 7.0119.8%Coal 4.2912.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 17:15
Low 24.8 · 04:25Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
36 Out
18
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 19 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 November 2017, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Nov
Imported
36GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.75GW 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

Average0.22GWExporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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