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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 21 November 2018

On Wednesday 21 November, demand averaged 39.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

39.9GW AVERAGEWind10.04 GW24%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.34 GW6%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas16.88 GW40%Coal5.14 GW12%Imports0.89 GW2%Nuclear6.07 GW14%39.9GW AVERAGE24%40%12%14%
Price
£65.50/MWh
Day average £65.50
Demand39.9GW
Generation 41.3Transfers −1.4
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables26%
Other22%
Carbon intensityHigh
325g/kWh
0Day average 325300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 21 November 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 325 g/kWh and the price £65.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 07:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (208 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (387 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.30/MWh at 04:30 to £88.09/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 41% 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 0.380.9%Wind 10.0423.8%Gas 16.8840.1%Hydro 0.401.0%Biomass 2.345.5%Nuclear 6.0714.4%Coal 5.1412.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.9avgGeneration 41.3avgTransfers −1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 16:55
Low 28.2 · 04:05Avg 39.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 41.3Transfers −1.4 GW
Net exports30GWh
In
14 Out
44
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 21 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 21 November 2018, Great Britain imported 14 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 21 Nov
Imported
14GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net out
30GWh
Average net flow
1.25GW 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

Average1.30GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 31.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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