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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 October 2018

On Thursday 4 October, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind6.90 GW20%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.88 GW9%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas12.99 GW39%Coal1.34 GW4%Imports2.08 GW6%Nuclear5.95 GW18%32.9GW AVERAGE20%9%39%18%
Price
£67.24/MWh
Day average £67.24
Demand32.9GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
238g/kWh
0Day average 238300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 October 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 238 g/kWh and the price £67.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (173 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.93/MWh at 23:00 to £77.10/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 41% 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 0.972.9%Wind 6.9020.5%Gas 12.9938.6%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 2.888.6%Nuclear 5.9517.7%Coal 1.344.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 19:00
Low 23.2 · 03:40Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
43 Out
12
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 4 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 October 2018, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Oct
Imported
43GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.33GW 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

Average0.69GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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