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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 November 2018

On Thursday 22 November, demand averaged 40.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

40.1GW AVERAGEWind3.92 GW9%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass2.34 GW6%Solar0.37 GW1%Gas20.01 GW48%Coal6.81 GW16%Imports1.49 GW4%Nuclear6.07 GW15%40.1GW AVERAGE9%48%16%15%
Price
£81.30/MWh
Day average £81.30
Demand40.1GW
Generation 40.1Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables12%
Other24%
Carbon intensityVery high
407g/kWh
0Day average 407300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 November 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 16%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 407 g/kWh and the price £81.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (328 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (437 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.46/MWh at 04:30 to £169.27/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.370.9%Wind 3.929.4%Gas 20.0148.2%Hydro 0.541.3%Biomass 2.345.6%Nuclear 6.0714.6%Coal 6.8116.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.1avgGeneration 40.1avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 16:55
Low 28.7 · 03:55Avg 40.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 40.1Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports3GWh
In
26 Out
24
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 22 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 November 2018, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Nov
Imported
26GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
3GWh
Average net flow
0.10GW 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

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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