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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 November 2018

On Friday 23 November, demand averaged 38.9 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

38.9GW AVERAGEWind3.64 GW9%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass2.41 GW6%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas19.98 GW50%Coal6.19 GW15%Imports1.09 GW3%Nuclear6.06 GW15%38.9GW AVERAGE9%50%15%15%
Price
£66.99/MWh
Day average £66.99
Demand38.9GW
Generation 38.9Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables11%
Other24%
Carbon intensityVery high
396g/kWh
0Day average 396300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 November 2018, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 15%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 396 g/kWh and the price £66.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 19:30 (351 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (432 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.22/MWh at 02:00 to £83.60/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.160.4%Wind 3.649.1%Gas 19.9849.9%Hydro 0.511.3%Biomass 2.416.0%Nuclear 6.0615.1%Coal 6.1915.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.9avgGeneration 38.9avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 17:30
Low 27.9 · 04:25Avg 38.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 38.9Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports3GWh
In
21 Out
18
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 0%

Transfers · Fri 23 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 November 2018, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Nov
Imported
21GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
3GWh
Average net flow
0.11GW 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

Average0.34GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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