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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 October 2018

On Monday 22 October, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind9.82 GW29%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.50 GW7%Solar1.69 GW5%Gas11.21 GW33%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports2.69 GW8%Nuclear5.43 GW16%33.5GW AVERAGE29%7%33%8%16%
Price
£54.88/MWh
Day average £54.88
Demand33.5GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables35%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
175g/kWh
0Day average 175300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 October 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 175 g/kWh and the price £54.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 10:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.26/MWh at 04:00 to £82.55/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 36% 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 1.694.9%Wind 9.8228.7%Gas 11.2132.7%Hydro 0.551.6%Biomass 2.507.3%Nuclear 5.4315.9%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 18:40
Low 22.2 · 04:40Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
60 Out
11
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 October 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Oct
Imported
60GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.02GW 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

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 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 4.8 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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