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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 November 2017

On Wednesday 29 November, demand averaged 40.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

40.6GW AVERAGEWind9.14 GW21%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.96 GW5%Solar0.63 GW1%Gas17.10 GW39%Coal7.28 GW17%Imports0.83 GW2%Nuclear6.15 GW14%40.6GW AVERAGE21%39%17%14%
Price
£53.72/MWh
Day average £53.72
Demand40.6GW
Generation 42.7Transfers −2.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables23%
Other21%
Carbon intensityHigh
369g/kWh
0Day average 369300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 29 November 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 49.2 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 369 g/kWh and the price £53.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (295 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (422 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.20/MWh at 04:00 to £74.87/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.631.4%Wind 9.1421.0%Gas 17.1039.3%Hydro 0.461.0%Biomass 1.964.5%Nuclear 6.1514.1%Coal 7.2816.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.6avgGeneration 42.7avgTransfers −2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.2GW · 18:10
Low 27.9 · 04:25Avg 40.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 42.7Transfers −2.1 GW
Net exports44GWh
In
13 Out
56
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 November 2017, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 Nov
Imported
13GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net out
44GWh
Average net flow
1.83GW 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

Average1.41GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWExporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 14.2 GWh

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