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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 November 2018

On Thursday 1 November, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind4.03 GW11%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass3.01 GW8%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas18.21 GW48%Coal2.27 GW6%Imports3.24 GW9%Nuclear5.83 GW16%36.5GW AVERAGE11%8%48%9%16%
Price
£62.73/MWh
Day average £62.73
Demand36.5GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
302g/kWh
0Day average 302300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 November 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 302 g/kWh and the price £62.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 20:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (359 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.09/MWh at 23:30 to £100.32/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.591.6%Wind 4.0310.7%Gas 18.2148.4%Hydro 0.421.1%Biomass 3.018.0%Nuclear 5.8315.5%Coal 2.276.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:30
Low 25.7 · 04:25Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
73 Out
18
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 1 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 November 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Nov
Imported
73GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.29GW in

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

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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