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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 November 2017

On Monday 27 November, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind11.16 GW28%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.00 GW5%Solar0.29 GW1%Gas13.57 GW33%Coal5.49 GW14%Imports1.33 GW3%Nuclear6.21 GW15%38.9GW AVERAGE28%33%14%15%
Price
£47.40/MWh
Day average £47.40
Demand38.9GW
Generation 39.2Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables29%
Other24%
Carbon intensityHigh
299g/kWh
0Day average 299300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 November 2017, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 49.6 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 299 g/kWh and the price £47.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (186 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (370 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.99/MWh at 02:30 to £66.41/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 35% 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 0.290.7%Wind 11.1627.5%Gas 13.5733.5%Hydro 0.471.2%Biomass 2.004.9%Nuclear 6.2115.3%Coal 5.4913.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 39.2avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.6GW · 17:05
Low 25.5 · 03:55Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 39.2Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
23 Out
25
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 27 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 November 2017, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Nov
Imported
23GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.09GW 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

Average0.69GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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