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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 November 2017

On Sunday 26 November, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

35.2GW AVERAGEWind9.98 GW28%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas8.90 GW25%Coal4.91 GW14%Imports2.73 GW8%Nuclear6.22 GW17%35.2GW AVERAGE28%25%14%8%17%
Price
£52.63/MWh
Day average £52.63
Demand35.2GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables31%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
262g/kWh
0Day average 262300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 November 2017, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 262 g/kWh and the price £52.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (342 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.82/MWh at 23:00 to £78.48/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.661.8%Wind 9.9827.8%Gas 8.9024.8%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 2.015.6%Nuclear 6.2217.4%Coal 4.9113.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.2avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 17:00
Low 25.6 · 04:45Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
58 Out
4
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 26 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 November 2017, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Nov
Imported
58GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.23GW 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

Average1.34GWImporting

In 34.2 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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