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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 October 2018

On Sunday 7 October, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind7.06 GW24%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.12 GW7%Solar1.29 GW4%Gas9.36 GW31%Coal0.37 GW1%Imports3.02 GW10%Nuclear6.02 GW20%29.4GW AVERAGE24%7%31%10%20%
Price
£61.36/MWh
Day average £61.36
Demand29.4GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables30%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 October 2018, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £61.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.72/MWh at 23:30 to £88.04/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 35% 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 1.294.3%Wind 7.0623.7%Gas 9.3631.4%Hydro 0.561.9%Biomass 2.127.1%Nuclear 6.0220.2%Coal 0.371.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 18:50
Low 21.9 · 04:25Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
70 Out
1
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 7 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 October 2018, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Oct
Imported
70GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW 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

Average1.65GWImporting

In 39.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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