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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 November 2018

On Sunday 18 November, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind8.39 GW26%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass1.65 GW5%Solar0.94 GW3%Gas9.28 GW28%Coal3.25 GW10%Imports3.15 GW10%Nuclear5.69 GW17%32.5GW AVERAGE26%28%10%10%17%
Price
£62.59/MWh
Day average £62.59
Demand32.5GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables30%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
252g/kWh
0Day average 252300
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 November 2018, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £62.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (307 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.23/MWh at 07:00 to £81.79/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 31% 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 0.942.8%Wind 8.3925.5%Gas 9.2828.3%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 1.655.0%Nuclear 5.6917.3%Coal 3.259.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 17:15
Low 23.8 · 04:25Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
70 Out
0
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 November 2018, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Nov
Imported
70GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.92GW 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

Average1.67GWImporting

In 40.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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