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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 October 2018

On Wednesday 3 October, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind5.85 GW17%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.84 GW8%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas13.30 GW39%Coal1.85 GW5%Imports2.42 GW7%Nuclear6.00 GW18%33.4GW AVERAGE17%8%39%7%18%
Price
£69.44/MWh
Day average £69.44
Demand33.4GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables22%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
252g/kWh
0Day average 252300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 October 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £69.44/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:55. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:55 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (298 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.11/MWh at 01:00 to £77.27/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.083.2%Wind 5.8517.3%Gas 13.3039.2%Hydro 0.561.7%Biomass 2.848.4%Nuclear 6.0017.7%Coal 1.855.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.1GW · 19:00
Low 23.0 · 04:05Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
49 Out
8
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 19%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 3 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 October 2018, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Oct
Imported
49GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.79GW 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

Average1.12GWImporting

In 28.7 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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