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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 November 2018

On Wednesday 7 November, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind11.81 GW32%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.27 GW6%Solar0.32 GW1%Gas11.22 GW30%Coal1.94 GW5%Imports2.82 GW8%Nuclear5.83 GW16%35.8GW AVERAGE32%30%8%16%
Price
£58.22/MWh
Day average £58.22
Demand35.8GW
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables35%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 November 2018, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £58.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 10:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (110 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.34/MWh at 08:30 to £79.56/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 35% 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 0.320.9%Wind 11.8132.1%Gas 11.2230.5%Hydro 0.611.7%Biomass 2.276.2%Nuclear 5.8315.8%Coal 1.945.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 34.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 17:15
Low 24.4 · 04:25Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 34.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
61 Out
15
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 7 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 November 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Nov
Imported
61GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.91GW 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

Average1.75GWImporting

In 42.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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