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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 November 2018

On Tuesday 13 November, demand averaged 35.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

35.6GW AVERAGEWind10.47 GW29%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.71 GW5%Solar0.88 GW2%Gas11.33 GW31%Coal2.24 GW6%Imports2.46 GW7%Nuclear6.34 GW18%35.6GW AVERAGE29%31%18%
Price
£59.38/MWh
Day average £59.38
Demand35.6GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables33%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 November 2018, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 45.3 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £59.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 07:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.81/MWh at 04:30 to £82.89/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 34% 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 0.882.5%Wind 10.4729.1%Gas 11.3331.5%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 1.714.8%Nuclear 6.3417.6%Coal 2.246.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.6avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.3GW · 17:35
Low 24.7 · 04:20Avg 35.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
53 Out
3
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 13 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 November 2018, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Nov
Imported
53GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.08GW 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

Average1.20GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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