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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 November 2018

On Sunday 11 November, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind7.88 GW24%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas10.75 GW33%Coal1.17 GW4%Imports3.12 GW10%Nuclear6.33 GW20%32.0GW AVERAGE24%33%10%20%
Price
£59.32/MWh
Day average £59.32
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables29%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 November 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £59.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (151 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (283 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.73/MWh at 03:30 to £78.17/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.782.4%Wind 7.8824.3%Gas 10.7533.1%Hydro 0.692.1%Biomass 1.725.3%Nuclear 6.3319.5%Coal 1.173.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 17:30
Low 23.6 · 05:10Avg 32.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
70 Out
2
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 11 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 November 2018, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Nov
Imported
70GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.86GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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