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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 October 2018

On Monday 15 October, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind3.49 GW10%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass2.72 GW8%Solar0.40 GW1%Gas16.80 GW49%Coal2.03 GW6%Imports2.46 GW7%Nuclear5.69 GW17%33.4GW AVERAGE10%8%49%7%17%
Price
£65.23/MWh
Day average £65.23
Demand33.4GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables14%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
293g/kWh
0Day average 293300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 October 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 293 g/kWh and the price £65.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (210 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (349 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.93/MWh at 01:00 to £100.97/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.401.2%Wind 3.4910.2%Gas 16.8048.9%Hydro 0.772.3%Biomass 2.727.9%Nuclear 5.6916.6%Coal 2.035.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 18:35
Low 21.7 · 04:10Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
52 Out
15
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 October 2018, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Oct
Imported
52GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.53GW 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

Average1.67GWImporting

In 40.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.63GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 15.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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