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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 November 2018

On Monday 5 November, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind4.86 GW13%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.65 GW7%Solar0.45 GW1%Gas17.51 GW48%Coal2.50 GW7%Imports1.97 GW5%Nuclear5.81 GW16%35.4GW AVERAGE13%7%48%16%
Price
£64.33/MWh
Day average £64.33
Demand35.4GW
Generation 34.4Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables16%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
294g/kWh
0Day average 294300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 November 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 294 g/kWh and the price £64.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (198 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (355 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.97/MWh at 00:00 to £107.72/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.451.2%Wind 4.8613.4%Gas 17.5148.2%Hydro 0.611.7%Biomass 2.657.3%Nuclear 5.8116.0%Coal 2.506.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 34.4avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 17:20
Low 24.1 · 04:10Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 34.4Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
40 Out
14
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 5 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 November 2018, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Nov
Imported
40GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.11GW 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

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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