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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 November 2017

On Saturday 25 November, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind9.36 GW26%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas9.58 GW26%Coal5.53 GW15%Imports2.30 GW6%Nuclear6.34 GW17%35.7GW AVERAGE26%26%15%17%
Price
£51.76/MWh
Day average £51.76
Demand35.7GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables29%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
289g/kWh
0Day average 289300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 November 2017, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 289 g/kWh and the price £51.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (344 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.04/MWh at 23:30 to £70.33/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 28% 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 0.772.1%Wind 9.3625.8%Gas 9.5826.4%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 2.015.5%Nuclear 6.3417.5%Coal 5.5315.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 17:20
Low 26.3 · 04:25Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
48 Out
4
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 November 2017, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Nov
Imported
48GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.84GW 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

Average1.28GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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