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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 November 2018

On Friday 2 November, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind5.13 GW14%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.93 GW8%Solar1.29 GW3%Gas16.97 GW46%Coal2.35 GW6%Imports2.31 GW6%Nuclear5.78 GW16%36.3GW AVERAGE14%8%46%16%
Price
£58.97/MWh
Day average £58.97
Demand36.3GW
Generation 34.9Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables18%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
286g/kWh
0Day average 286300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 November 2018, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 45.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 286 g/kWh and the price £58.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (187 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (347 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.55/MWh at 00:00 to £81.58/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 49% 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 1.293.5%Wind 5.1313.8%Gas 16.9745.6%Hydro 0.431.2%Biomass 2.937.9%Nuclear 5.7815.6%Coal 2.356.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 34.9avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.1GW · 17:30
Low 26.4 · 04:20Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.9Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
50 Out
12
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 2 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 November 2018, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Nov
Imported
50GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.55GW 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

Average0.99GWImporting

In 26.9 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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