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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 November 2018

On Sunday 25 November, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind5.37 GW15%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.81 GW8%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas13.71 GW39%Coal2.33 GW7%Imports3.26 GW9%Nuclear6.81 GW19%34.4GW AVERAGE15%8%39%9%19%
Price
£60.47/MWh
Day average £60.47
Demand34.4GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables17%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
266g/kWh
0Day average 266300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 November 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 266 g/kWh and the price £60.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (213 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (328 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.79/MWh at 23:30 to £79.96/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 43% 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 0.270.8%Wind 5.3715.3%Gas 13.7139.2%Hydro 0.451.3%Biomass 2.818.0%Nuclear 6.8119.5%Coal 2.336.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 17:35
Low 25.0 · 04:55Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
73 Out
5
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 25 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 November 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Nov
Imported
73GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW 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

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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