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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 November 2018

On Saturday 3 November, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind13.02 GW40%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.10 GW3%Solar0.52 GW2%Gas8.79 GW27%Coal0.64 GW2%Imports2.06 GW6%Nuclear5.82 GW18%32.1GW AVERAGE40%27%18%
Price
£57.80/MWh
Day average £57.80
Demand32.1GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables43%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 November 2018, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £57.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 11:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.61/MWh at 06:30 to £70.70/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.521.6%Wind 13.0240.2%Gas 8.7927.1%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 1.103.4%Nuclear 5.8218.0%Coal 0.642.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 17:20
Low 23.8 · 04:25Avg 32.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
45 Out
2
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 3 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 November 2018, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Nov
Imported
45GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.81GW 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

Average0.54GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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