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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 November 2017

On Thursday 30 November, demand averaged 41.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

41.5GW AVERAGEWind10.83 GW24%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.89 GW4%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas15.98 GW36%Coal7.65 GW17%Imports0.82 GW2%Nuclear6.23 GW14%41.5GW AVERAGE24%36%17%14%
Price
£53.35/MWh
Day average £53.35
Demand41.5GW
Generation 43.8Transfers −2.3
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables27%
Other20%
Carbon intensityHigh
363g/kWh
0Day average 363300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 November 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 49.8 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 363 g/kWh and the price £53.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (307 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (395 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.10/MWh at 03:30 to £68.73/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 36% 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 0.751.7%Wind 10.8324.3%Gas 15.9835.8%Hydro 0.461.0%Biomass 1.894.2%Nuclear 6.2314.0%Coal 7.6517.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 41.5avgGeneration 43.8avgTransfers −2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.8GW · 16:50
Low 28.8 · 04:25Avg 41.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 43.8Transfers −2.3 GW
Net exports51GWh
In
13 Out
65
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 November 2017, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 65 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Nov
Imported
13GWh
Exported
65GWh
Net out
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW 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

Average1.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 43.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWExporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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