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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 October 2018

On Monday 8 October, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind8.94 GW27%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.34 GW7%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas11.12 GW33%Coal1.02 GW3%Imports2.23 GW7%Nuclear6.26 GW19%32.8GW AVERAGE27%7%33%19%
Price
£56.76/MWh
Day average £56.76
Demand32.8GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 October 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £56.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (145 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.98/MWh at 00:30 to £80.37/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 36% 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 0.742.2%Wind 8.9426.9%Gas 11.1233.5%Hydro 0.551.7%Biomass 2.347.1%Nuclear 6.2618.9%Coal 1.023.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:55
Low 21.7 · 03:35Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
47 Out
3
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 8 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 October 2018, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Oct
Imported
47GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.85GW 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

Average0.62GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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