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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 October 2018

On Saturday 6 October, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind4.95 GW16%Hydro0.79 GW3%Biomass1.68 GW5%Solar0.55 GW2%Gas12.68 GW41%Coal1.18 GW4%Imports2.83 GW9%Nuclear6.00 GW20%29.9GW AVERAGE16%41%9%20%
Price
£61.87/MWh
Day average £61.87
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables21%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 October 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £61.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 15:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (199 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.74/MWh at 05:00 to £74.18/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.551.8%Wind 4.9516.1%Gas 12.6841.4%Hydro 0.792.6%Biomass 1.685.5%Nuclear 6.0019.6%Coal 1.183.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 18:50
Low 21.4 · 04:55Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
64 Out
10
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 18%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 6 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 October 2018, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Oct
Imported
64GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.25GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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