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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 November 2017

On Wednesday 22 November, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind8.01 GW21%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass1.30 GW3%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas13.92 GW37%Coal4.59 GW12%Imports1.78 GW5%Nuclear7.16 GW19%36.2GW AVERAGE21%37%12%19%
Price
£53.56/MWh
Day average £53.56
Demand36.2GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables24%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
307g/kWh
0Day average 307300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 November 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 307 g/kWh and the price £53.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (362 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.15/MWh at 00:00 to £79.02/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.240.6%Wind 8.0121.2%Gas 13.9236.9%Hydro 0.742.0%Biomass 1.303.5%Nuclear 7.1619.0%Coal 4.5912.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:15
Low 24.7 · 04:25Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
33 Out
27
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 November 2017, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Nov
Imported
33GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.25GW 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

Average0.10GWExporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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