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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 November 2018

On Sunday 4 November, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind7.96 GW25%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.53 GW5%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas11.66 GW36%Coal1.67 GW5%Imports2.74 GW8%Nuclear5.83 GW18%31.8GW AVERAGE25%36%8%18%
Price
£51.90/MWh
Day average £51.90
Demand31.8GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables27%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
224g/kWh
0Day average 224300
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 November 2018, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 17:05. Carbon intensity averaged 224 g/kWh and the price £51.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (335 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.07/MWh at 02:30 to £80.98/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.341.0%Wind 7.9624.6%Gas 11.6636.1%Hydro 0.581.8%Biomass 1.534.7%Nuclear 5.8318.1%Coal 1.675.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 17:05
Low 22.7 · 05:00Avg 31.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
58 Out
7
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 4 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 November 2018, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Nov
Imported
58GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW 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

Average1.67GWImporting

In 40.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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