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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 November 2018

On Friday 30 November, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind13.30 GW36%Hydro0.52 GW1%Biomass2.76 GW7%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas8.92 GW24%Coal3.19 GW8%Imports1.89 GW5%Nuclear6.24 GW17%36.8GW AVERAGE36%7%24%8%17%
Price
£53.70/MWh
Day average £53.70
Demand36.8GW
Generation 35.6Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables39%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 November 2018, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 45.0 GW at 17:00. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £53.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 12:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.63/MWh at 04:30 to £71.34/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 37% 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 0.651.7%Wind 13.3035.5%Gas 8.9223.8%Hydro 0.521.4%Biomass 2.767.4%Nuclear 6.2416.7%Coal 3.198.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 35.6avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.0GW · 17:00
Low 26.0 · 04:30Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 35.6Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
39 Out
9
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 30 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 November 2018, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Nov
Imported
39GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.23GW 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

Average0.68GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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