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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 October 2018

On Wednesday 10 October, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind7.58 GW23%Hydro0.85 GW3%Biomass2.29 GW7%Solar1.73 GW5%Gas11.40 GW34%Coal0.76 GW2%Imports2.91 GW9%Nuclear5.64 GW17%32.9GW AVERAGE23%34%9%17%
Price
£63.24/MWh
Day average £63.24
Demand32.9GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 October 2018, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £63.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (143 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (256 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.90/MWh at 02:30 to £86.19/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.735.2%Wind 7.5822.8%Gas 11.4034.4%Hydro 0.852.6%Biomass 2.296.9%Nuclear 5.6417.0%Coal 0.762.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 19:00
Low 23.5 · 03:50Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
62 Out
0
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 25%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 10 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 October 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Oct
Imported
62GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.56GW 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

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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