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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 November 2018

On Tuesday 27 November, demand averaged 39.8 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

39.8GW AVERAGEWind10.59 GW26%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.82 GW7%Solar0.12 GW0%Gas15.19 GW37%Coal3.78 GW9%Imports1.65 GW4%Nuclear6.32 GW15%39.8GW AVERAGE26%37%9%15%
Price
£56.32/MWh
Day average £56.32
Demand39.8GW
Generation 39.2Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables27%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
280g/kWh
0Day average 280300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 November 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 48.6 GW at 16:20. Carbon intensity averaged 280 g/kWh and the price £56.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 15:10. Solar generation peaked at 0.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (197 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (309 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.10/MWh at 04:00 to £70.20/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.120.3%Wind 10.5925.9%Gas 15.1937.2%Hydro 0.421.0%Biomass 2.826.9%Nuclear 6.3215.5%Coal 3.789.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.8avgGeneration 39.2avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.6GW · 16:20
Low 27.8 · 04:25Avg 39.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 39.2Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports16GWh
In
35 Out
19
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 0%

Transfers · Tue 27 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 November 2018, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Nov
Imported
35GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
16GWh
Average net flow
0.69GW 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

Average0.43GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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