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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 November 2018

On Monday 12 November, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind10.61 GW29%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.14 GW6%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas12.45 GW34%Coal1.74 GW5%Imports1.89 GW5%Nuclear6.34 GW17%35.5GW AVERAGE29%34%17%
Price
£57.66/MWh
Day average £57.66
Demand35.5GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables33%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 November 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £57.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (273 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.52/MWh at 03:00 to £75.72/MWh at 17:00. 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 0.732.0%Wind 10.6129.1%Gas 12.4534.1%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 2.145.9%Nuclear 6.3417.4%Coal 1.744.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:25
Low 23.8 · 03:55Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
41 Out
14
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 12 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 November 2018, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Nov
Imported
41GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.10GW 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

Average0.84GWImporting

In 24.7 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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