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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 November 2018

On Monday 26 November, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind2.85 GW7%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.82 GW7%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas19.10 GW48%Coal5.38 GW14%Imports1.93 GW5%Nuclear6.68 GW17%38.4GW AVERAGE7%7%48%14%17%
Price
£82.62/MWh
Day average £82.62
Demand38.4GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables9%
Other29%
Carbon intensityVery high
368g/kWh
0Day average 368300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 November 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 368 g/kWh and the price £82.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (436 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.20/MWh at 00:00 to £163.82/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.411.0%Wind 2.857.2%Gas 19.1048.2%Hydro 0.461.1%Biomass 2.827.1%Nuclear 6.6816.9%Coal 5.3813.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 17:35
Low 26.3 · 03:55Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
37 Out
19
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 26 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 November 2018, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Nov
Imported
37GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.76GW 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

Average0.39GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 9.6 GWh

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