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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 November 2017

On Saturday 18 November, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind8.53 GW23%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.21 GW3%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas13.66 GW37%Coal3.85 GW11%Imports1.46 GW4%Nuclear6.96 GW19%34.2GW AVERAGE23%37%11%19%
Price
£50.36/MWh
Day average £50.36
Demand34.2GW
Generation 35.1Transfers −0.8
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables26%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
302g/kWh
0Day average 302300
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 November 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 302 g/kWh and the price £50.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 08:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:30 (258 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (343 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.53/MWh at 04:30 to £67.41/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.351.0%Wind 8.5323.4%Gas 13.6637.4%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 1.213.3%Nuclear 6.9619.1%Coal 3.8510.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers −0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 17:20
Low 24.7 · 04:30Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
27 Out
45
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 November 2017, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 Nov
Imported
27GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.76GW 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

Average1.64GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 40.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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