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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 November 2018

On Tuesday 6 November, demand averaged 35.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

35.6GW AVERAGEWind10.20 GW28%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.93 GW8%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas12.17 GW34%Coal1.83 GW5%Imports2.10 GW6%Nuclear5.81 GW16%35.6GW AVERAGE28%8%34%16%
Price
£61.72/MWh
Day average £61.72
Demand35.6GW
Generation 33.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 November 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £61.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 21:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.14/MWh at 22:30 to £82.00/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 36% 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 0.361.0%Wind 10.2028.3%Gas 12.1733.8%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 2.938.1%Nuclear 5.8116.1%Coal 1.835.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.6avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 17:25
Low 24.7 · 03:45Avg 35.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
46 Out
3
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 6 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 November 2018, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Nov
Imported
46GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW 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

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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