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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 October 2018

On Tuesday 16 October, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind6.94 GW20%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.71 GW8%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas13.84 GW40%Coal2.30 GW7%Imports1.74 GW5%Nuclear5.70 GW16%33.8GW AVERAGE20%8%40%16%
Price
£64.14/MWh
Day average £64.14
Demand33.8GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
270g/kWh
0Day average 270300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 October 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 41.6 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 270 g/kWh and the price £64.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (216 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (324 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.19/MWh at 23:00 to £82.85/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.671.9%Wind 6.9420.1%Gas 13.8440.0%Hydro 0.661.9%Biomass 2.717.8%Nuclear 5.7016.5%Coal 2.306.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.6GW · 18:30
Low 23.5 · 03:55Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
36 Out
10
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 16 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 October 2018, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Oct
Imported
36GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.07GW 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

Average0.13GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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