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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 October 2018

On Thursday 11 October, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind9.57 GW29%Hydro0.84 GW3%Biomass2.10 GW6%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas11.00 GW33%Coal1.11 GW3%Imports2.34 GW7%Nuclear5.66 GW17%32.7GW AVERAGE29%33%7%17%
Price
£62.35/MWh
Day average £62.35
Demand32.7GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
204g/kWh
0Day average 204300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 October 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 204 g/kWh and the price £62.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 14:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.27/MWh at 01:00 to £83.06/MWh at 19:30. 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 0.702.1%Wind 9.5728.7%Gas 11.0033.0%Hydro 0.842.5%Biomass 2.106.3%Nuclear 5.6617.0%Coal 1.113.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 18:45
Low 22.6 · 03:45Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
48 Out
6
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 31%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 11 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 October 2018, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Oct
Imported
48GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.74GW 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

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 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 8.0 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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