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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 November 2018

On Wednesday 14 November, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind12.11 GW34%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.52 GW4%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas9.45 GW26%Coal3.13 GW9%Imports2.26 GW6%Nuclear6.34 GW18%35.7GW AVERAGE34%26%9%18%
Price
£52.22/MWh
Day average £52.22
Demand35.7GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables37%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
220g/kWh
0Day average 220300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 November 2018, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 45.9 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 220 g/kWh and the price £52.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.31/MWh at 04:30 to £66.96/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 36% 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 0.621.7%Wind 12.1133.6%Gas 9.4526.2%Hydro 0.601.7%Biomass 1.524.2%Nuclear 6.3417.6%Coal 3.138.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.9GW · 17:00
Low 24.3 · 03:55Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
47 Out
1
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 14 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 November 2018, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Nov
Imported
47GWh
Exported
1GWh
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

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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