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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 October 2018

On Monday 1 October, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind7.12 GW21%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar1.53 GW5%Gas10.81 GW32%Coal1.70 GW5%Imports2.82 GW8%Nuclear6.67 GW20%32.8GW AVERAGE21%32%8%20%
Price
£65.32/MWh
Day average £65.32
Demand32.8GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables27%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 October 2018, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 19:10. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £65.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.20/MWh at 01:30 to £84.08/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.534.6%Wind 7.1221.2%Gas 10.8132.3%Hydro 0.531.6%Biomass 2.316.9%Nuclear 6.6719.9%Coal 1.705.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 19:10
Low 22.0 · 04:30Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
62 Out
11
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 1 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 October 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Oct
Imported
62GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW 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

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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