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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 October 2018

On Friday 19 October, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind3.59 GW11%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.54 GW8%Solar1.32 GW4%Gas16.25 GW48%Coal2.15 GW6%Imports2.29 GW7%Nuclear5.17 GW15%33.0GW AVERAGE11%8%48%15%
Price
£61.62/MWh
Day average £61.62
Demand33.0GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables16%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
303g/kWh
0Day average 303300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 October 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 303 g/kWh and the price £61.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (254 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (363 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.57/MWh at 00:30 to £85.22/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 51% 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 1.323.9%Wind 3.5910.6%Gas 16.2547.9%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 2.547.5%Nuclear 5.1715.2%Coal 2.156.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 18:35
Low 23.2 · 03:55Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
48 Out
14
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 October 2018, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Oct
Imported
48GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.41GW 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

Average1.22GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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