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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 November 2018

On Saturday 24 November, demand averaged 34.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

34.8GW AVERAGEWind4.07 GW12%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.84 GW8%Solar0.15 GW0%Gas15.73 GW45%Coal3.18 GW9%Imports2.66 GW8%Nuclear6.27 GW18%34.8GW AVERAGE12%8%45%9%8%18%
Price
£61.83/MWh
Day average £61.83
Demand34.8GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables13%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
327g/kWh
0Day average 327300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 November 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 327 g/kWh and the price £61.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 07:20. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (263 g/kWh) and highest at 15:00 (374 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 07:30 to £86.73/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 48% 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 0.150.4%Wind 4.0711.5%Gas 15.7344.5%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 2.848.0%Nuclear 6.2717.7%Coal 3.189.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.8avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 17:25
Low 26.0 · 04:50Avg 34.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
59 Out
3
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sat 24 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 November 2018, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Nov
Imported
59GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.33GW 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

Average1.64GWImporting

In 39.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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