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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 November 2018

On Thursday 8 November, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind9.78 GW27%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.73 GW7%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas12.61 GW34%Coal2.03 GW6%Imports2.13 GW6%Nuclear6.08 GW17%35.9GW AVERAGE27%7%34%17%
Price
£60.65/MWh
Day average £60.65
Demand35.9GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables30%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
225g/kWh
0Day average 225300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 November 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 45.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 225 g/kWh and the price £60.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 21:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.70/MWh at 04:30 to £81.72/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 37% 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 0.601.7%Wind 9.7826.7%Gas 12.6134.4%Hydro 0.661.8%Biomass 2.737.4%Nuclear 6.0816.6%Coal 2.035.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.2GW · 17:20
Low 25.0 · 03:55Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
46 Out
8
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 8 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 November 2018, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Nov
Imported
46GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.55GW 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

Average1.17GWImporting

In 30.1 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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