All interconnectors
Tue 2 Oct- Imported
- 15GWh
- Exported
- 12GWh
- Net in
- 3GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.13GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 October 2018
On Tuesday 2 October, demand averaged 24.4 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.
Price
£40.88/MWh
Day average £40.88
Demand24.4GW
Generation 24.7Transfers −0.4
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables44%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
195g/kWh
0Day average 195300
Key moments
On Tuesday 2 October 2018, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 27.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 195 g/kWh and the price £40.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:00 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.57/MWh at 00:30 to £42.13/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.873.4%Wind 10.0539.6%Gas 4.3617.2%Hydro 0.311.2%Biomass 1.897.4%Nuclear 6.5926.0%Coal 0.682.7%
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£40.57
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Demand 22.1Generation 22.5Transfers -0.4
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Demand 24.4avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers −0.4avg
Peak demand27.4GW · 13:30
Low 22.1 · 23:30Avg 24.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers −0.4 GW
Net imports3GWh
In15
Out12
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 4%
Transfers · Tue 2 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 2 October 2018, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.45GWExporting
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 10.9 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.06GWExporting
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0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 1.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.64GWImporting
-0.5
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0.5
1
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In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.48GWPumping
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Generated 0.0 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh
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