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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 November 2017

On Friday 24 November, demand averaged 37.9 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

37.9GW AVERAGEWind4.54 GW11%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.94 GW5%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas17.48 GW44%Coal6.46 GW16%Imports1.30 GW3%Nuclear6.58 GW17%37.9GW AVERAGE11%44%16%17%
Price
£53.04/MWh
Day average £53.04
Demand37.9GW
Generation 38.4Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables15%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
375g/kWh
0Day average 375300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 November 2017, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 375 g/kWh and the price £53.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 18:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (304 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (436 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.09/MWh at 00:30 to £78.52/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 46% 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 0.802.0%Wind 4.5411.4%Gas 17.4844.0%Hydro 0.601.5%Biomass 1.944.9%Nuclear 6.5816.6%Coal 6.4616.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.9avgGeneration 38.4avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 17:00
Low 26.1 · 04:00Avg 37.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 38.4Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports10GWh
In
22 Out
33
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 November 2017, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Nov
Imported
22GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net out
10GWh
Average net flow
0.43GW 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

Average0.08GWExporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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