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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 November 2017

On Monday 20 November, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind7.09 GW18%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass1.58 GW4%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas18.23 GW46%Coal4.01 GW10%Imports1.11 GW3%Nuclear7.17 GW18%37.5GW AVERAGE18%46%10%18%
Price
£50.28/MWh
Day average £50.28
Demand37.5GW
Generation 38.9Transfers −1.4
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables20%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
329g/kWh
0Day average 329300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 November 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 329 g/kWh and the price £50.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (282 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (376 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.86/MWh at 23:00 to £64.47/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 0.160.4%Wind 7.0917.7%Gas 18.2345.6%Hydro 0.661.7%Biomass 1.583.9%Nuclear 7.1717.9%Coal 4.0110.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 38.9avgTransfers −1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 17:00
Low 25.3 · 04:20Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 38.9Transfers −1.4 GW
Net exports31GWh
In
19 Out
49
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 0%

Transfers · Mon 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 November 2017, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Nov
Imported
19GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net out
31GWh
Average net flow
1.27GW 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 0.1 GWhOut 40.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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