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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 November 2018

On Thursday 29 November, demand averaged 37.3 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

37.3GW AVERAGEWind13.85 GW37%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass2.71 GW7%Solar0.23 GW1%Gas8.53 GW23%Coal3.17 GW8%Imports2.38 GW6%Nuclear6.34 GW17%37.3GW AVERAGE37%7%23%8%17%
Price
£56.74/MWh
Day average £56.74
Demand37.3GW
Generation 35.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables39%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
203g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 November 2018, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £56.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:00 to £75.20/MWh at 16:30. Wind made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.230.6%Wind 13.8536.7%Gas 8.5322.6%Hydro 0.511.3%Biomass 2.717.2%Nuclear 6.3416.8%Coal 3.178.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.3avgGeneration 35.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 17:25
Low 25.8 · 04:20Avg 37.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
52 Out
3
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 29 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 November 2018, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Nov
Imported
52GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.07GW 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

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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