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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 November 2018

On Friday 16 November, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind3.95 GW11%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.52 GW4%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas15.04 GW42%Coal5.32 GW15%Imports2.78 GW8%Nuclear6.35 GW18%35.3GW AVERAGE11%42%15%8%18%
Price
£63.59/MWh
Day average £63.59
Demand35.3GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables13%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
357g/kWh
0Day average 357300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 November 2018, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 17:10. Carbon intensity averaged 357 g/kWh and the price £63.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (282 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (401 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.30/MWh at 05:00 to £86.83/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.120.3%Wind 3.9511.1%Gas 15.0442.2%Hydro 0.591.7%Biomass 1.524.3%Nuclear 6.3517.8%Coal 5.3214.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 17:10
Low 24.5 · 04:05Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
61 Out
1
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 16 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 November 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Nov
Imported
61GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW 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

Average1.49GWImporting

In 36.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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