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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 November 2017

On Tuesday 28 November, demand averaged 40.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

40.0GW AVERAGEWind8.86 GW21%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.98 GW5%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas15.56 GW37%Coal6.92 GW16%Imports1.36 GW3%Nuclear6.16 GW15%40.0GW AVERAGE21%37%16%15%
Price
£55.11/MWh
Day average £55.11
Demand40.0GW
Generation 40.7Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables24%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
349g/kWh
0Day average 349300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 November 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 49.5 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 349 g/kWh and the price £55.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (245 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (404 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.77/MWh at 04:30 to £73.08/MWh at 16:30. 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 0.751.8%Wind 8.8621.1%Gas 15.5637.0%Hydro 0.461.1%Biomass 1.984.7%Nuclear 6.1614.6%Coal 6.9216.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.0avgGeneration 40.7avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.5GW · 17:05
Low 28.0 · 04:20Avg 40.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 40.7Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
24 Out
41
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 November 2017, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Nov
Imported
24GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.74GW 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

Average1.11GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 32.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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