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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 November 2017

On Thursday 23 November, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind8.68 GW22%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass1.34 GW3%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas14.04 GW36%Coal4.96 GW13%Imports1.51 GW4%Nuclear6.66 GW17%36.9GW AVERAGE22%36%13%17%
Price
£51.41/MWh
Day average £51.41
Demand36.9GW
Generation 37.2Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables26%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
308g/kWh
0Day average 308300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 November 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 47.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 308 g/kWh and the price £51.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 13:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (213 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (382 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.39/MWh at 03:30 to £66.97/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 38% 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 0.762.0%Wind 8.6822.4%Gas 14.0436.3%Hydro 0.721.9%Biomass 1.343.5%Nuclear 6.6617.2%Coal 4.9612.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 37.2avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.2GW · 17:25
Low 24.6 · 04:25Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 37.2Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports4GWh
In
27 Out
30
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 November 2017, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Nov
Imported
27GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net out
4GWh
Average net flow
0.15GW 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

Average0.60GWExporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 21.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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