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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 October 2018

On Sunday 14 October, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind4.12 GW14%Hydro0.84 GW3%Biomass2.04 GW7%Solar0.34 GW1%Gas12.89 GW44%Coal0.41 GW1%Imports3.13 GW11%Nuclear5.68 GW19%28.9GW AVERAGE14%44%11%19%
Price
£63.95/MWh
Day average £63.95
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables18%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 October 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £63.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.76/MWh at 00:00 to £84.32/MWh at 12:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.341.2%Wind 4.1214.0%Gas 12.8943.8%Hydro 0.842.9%Biomass 2.046.9%Nuclear 5.6819.3%Coal 0.411.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 18:40
Low 20.2 · 04:30Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
67 Out
6
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 October 2018, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Oct
Imported
67GWh
Exported
6GWh
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

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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