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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 November 2018

On Wednesday 28 November, demand averaged 38.3 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

38.3GW AVERAGEWind14.18 GW37%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.78 GW7%Solar0.08 GW0%Gas8.70 GW23%Coal3.29 GW9%Imports2.92 GW8%Nuclear6.22 GW16%38.3GW AVERAGE37%7%23%9%8%16%
Price
£52.11/MWh
Day average £52.11
Demand38.3GW
Generation 35.7Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 November 2018, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 47.7 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £52.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:30 to £77.02/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.080.2%Wind 14.1836.8%Gas 8.7022.5%Hydro 0.421.1%Biomass 2.787.2%Nuclear 6.2216.1%Coal 3.298.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.3avgGeneration 35.7avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.7GW · 17:00
Low 27.2 · 04:40Avg 38.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.7Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
65 Out
0
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 0%

Transfers · Wed 28 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 November 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Nov
Imported
65GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW 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

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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