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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 November 2023

On Saturday 18 November, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind16.73 GW55%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.71 GW6%Solar0.19 GW1%Gas4.04 GW13%Coal0.53 GW2%Imports3.80 GW12%Nuclear3.05 GW10%29.7GW AVERAGE55%13%12%10%
Price
£80.21/MWh
Day average £80.21
Demand29.7GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables57%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 November 2023, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £80.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.4 GW at 20:15. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 20:30 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (102 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.28/MWh at 23:30 to £117.56/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 63% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.190.6%Wind 16.7354.9%Gas 4.0413.3%Hydro 0.441.5%Biomass 1.715.6%Nuclear 3.0510.0%Coal 0.531.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 18:05
Low 22.8 · 04:25Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
86 Out
10
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 63%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 18 Nov

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 November 2023, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 Nov
Imported
86GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.34GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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