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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 November 2018

On Tuesday 20 November, demand averaged 39.2 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

39.2GW AVERAGEWind12.48 GW31%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass1.74 GW4%Solar0.21 GW1%Gas14.38 GW35%Coal4.30 GW11%Imports1.18 GW3%Nuclear6.03 GW15%39.2GW AVERAGE31%35%11%15%
Price
£64.89/MWh
Day average £64.89
Demand39.2GW
Generation 39.6Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables32%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
283g/kWh
0Day average 283300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 November 2018, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 31%. Demand peaked at 48.5 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 283 g/kWh and the price £64.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 13:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (340 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.79/MWh at 03:30 to £83.98/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 36% 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 0.210.5%Wind 12.4830.6%Gas 14.3835.3%Hydro 0.451.1%Biomass 1.744.3%Nuclear 6.0314.8%Coal 4.3010.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.2avgGeneration 39.6avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.5GW · 17:35
Low 26.6 · 04:20Avg 39.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 39.6Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports6GWh
In
22 Out
28
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Tue 20 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 November 2018, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Nov
Imported
22GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net out
6GWh
Average net flow
0.25GW out

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

Average1.07GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 25.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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