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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 October 2018

On Thursday 18 October, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind2.48 GW7%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass1.57 GW5%Solar1.31 GW4%Gas17.29 GW50%Coal3.20 GW9%Imports2.90 GW8%Nuclear5.31 GW15%33.6GW AVERAGE7%50%9%8%15%
Price
£61.60/MWh
Day average £61.60
Demand33.6GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables13%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
342g/kWh
0Day average 342300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 October 2018, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 41.5 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 342 g/kWh and the price £61.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 03:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (273 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (407 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.46/MWh at 03:00 to £86.19/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 54% 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 1.313.8%Wind 2.487.2%Gas 17.2949.9%Hydro 0.611.8%Biomass 1.574.5%Nuclear 5.3115.3%Coal 3.209.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.5GW · 18:35
Low 23.4 · 03:50Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
63 Out
19
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 18 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 October 2018, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Oct
Imported
63GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.86GW 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

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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