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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 November 2019

On Monday 18 November, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind5.38 GW14%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.56 GW6%Solar1.02 GW3%Gas19.46 GW49%Coal2.03 GW5%Imports2.63 GW7%Nuclear6.16 GW16%38.0GW AVERAGE14%49%16%
Price
£46.21/MWh
Day average £46.21
Demand38.0GW
Generation 36.8Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables17%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
295g/kWh
0Day average 295300
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Key moments

On Monday 18 November 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 295 g/kWh and the price £46.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 03:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (225 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (333 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.11/MWh at 03:30 to £63.67/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.022.6%Wind 5.3813.6%Gas 19.4649.3%Hydro 0.210.5%Biomass 2.566.5%Nuclear 6.1615.6%Coal 2.035.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 36.8avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 17:35
Low 25.9 · 04:00Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.8Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
57 Out
28
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 November 2019, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Nov
Imported
57GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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