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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 November 2018

On Thursday 15 November, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind7.92 GW22%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass1.51 GW4%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas12.73 GW35%Coal4.39 GW12%Imports2.47 GW7%Nuclear6.34 GW17%35.9GW AVERAGE22%35%12%17%
Price
£65.42/MWh
Day average £65.42
Demand35.9GW
Generation 33.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables25%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
295g/kWh
0Day average 295300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 November 2018, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 295 g/kWh and the price £65.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (187 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (355 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.90/MWh at 01:00 to £81.26/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 38% 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 0.471.3%Wind 7.9221.8%Gas 12.7335.0%Hydro 0.541.5%Biomass 1.514.1%Nuclear 6.3417.4%Coal 4.3912.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 17:00
Low 24.8 · 03:50Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
54 Out
6
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 15 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 November 2018, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Nov
Imported
54GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW 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

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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