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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 October 2018

On Saturday 13 October, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind9.81 GW33%Hydro0.81 GW3%Biomass1.48 GW5%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas9.04 GW30%Imports2.18 GW7%Nuclear5.68 GW19%29.1GW AVERAGE33%30%7%19%
Price
£57.68/MWh
Day average £57.68
Demand29.1GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 October 2018, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £57.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 17:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.73/MWh at 01:00 to £74.74/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 36% 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 0.712.4%Wind 9.8133.0%Gas 9.0430.4%Hydro 0.812.7%Biomass 1.485.0%Nuclear 5.6819.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 18:35
Low 21.7 · 04:30Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
46 Out
8
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 36%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 13 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 October 2018, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Oct
Imported
46GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
38GWh
Average net flow
1.60GW 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

Average1.04GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 8.0 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

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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