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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 November 2018

On Saturday 17 November, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind8.51 GW26%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass1.52 GW5%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas8.27 GW25%Coal3.57 GW11%Imports3.38 GW10%Nuclear6.29 GW19%32.5GW AVERAGE26%25%11%10%19%
Price
£63.59/MWh
Day average £63.59
Demand32.5GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables30%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
255g/kWh
0Day average 255300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 November 2018, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 17:40. Carbon intensity averaged 255 g/kWh and the price £63.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.10/MWh at 03:00 to £83.29/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 29% 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 0.762.3%Wind 8.5125.9%Gas 8.2725.2%Hydro 0.551.7%Biomass 1.524.6%Nuclear 6.2919.1%Coal 3.5710.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 17:40
Low 23.9 · 04:25Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
77 Out
0
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 17 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 November 2018, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Nov
Imported
77GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.19GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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