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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 October 2018

On Friday 5 October, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind2.70 GW8%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass2.83 GW9%Solar0.97 GW3%Gas15.37 GW46%Coal1.61 GW5%Imports2.98 GW9%Nuclear6.03 GW18%32.3GW AVERAGE8%9%46%9%18%
Price
£66.40/MWh
Day average £66.40
Demand32.3GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables13%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
284g/kWh
0Day average 284300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 October 2018, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 284 g/kWh and the price £66.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (222 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (330 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.72/MWh at 05:30 to £92.14/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 51% 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 2.708.1%Gas 15.3746.3%Hydro 0.742.2%Biomass 2.838.5%Nuclear 6.0318.1%Coal 1.614.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 18:55
Low 22.7 · 03:55Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
65 Out
16
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 5 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 October 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Oct
Imported
65GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.01GW 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

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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