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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 October 2018

On Friday 12 October, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind12.79 GW38%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass1.57 GW5%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas9.60 GW29%Coal0.19 GW1%Imports2.26 GW7%Nuclear5.85 GW18%32.7GW AVERAGE38%29%18%
Price
£54.74/MWh
Day average £54.74
Demand32.7GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables42%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 October 2018, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £54.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.61/MWh at 06:30 to £87.41/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.431.3%Wind 12.7938.3%Gas 9.6028.8%Hydro 0.672.0%Biomass 1.574.7%Nuclear 5.8517.5%Coal 0.190.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 18:40
Low 22.1 · 03:55Avg 32.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
50 Out
5
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 12 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 October 2018, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Oct
Imported
50GWh
Exported
5GWh
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

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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