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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 October 2018

On Tuesday 9 October, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind8.54 GW26%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.10 GW6%Solar1.77 GW5%Gas11.73 GW35%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports2.02 GW6%Nuclear5.64 GW17%32.6GW AVERAGE26%35%17%
Price
£70.92/MWh
Day average £70.92
Demand32.6GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables33%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 October 2018, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 19:10. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £70.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 09:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (161 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.87/MWh at 00:30 to £91.32/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 37% 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 1.775.3%Wind 8.5425.5%Gas 11.7335.1%Hydro 0.702.1%Biomass 2.106.3%Nuclear 5.6416.9%Coal 0.922.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 19:10
Low 22.6 · 04:05Avg 32.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
42 Out
13
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 October 2018, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Oct
Imported
42GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.19GW 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

Average0.16GWExporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 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 6.7 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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