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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 October 2018

On Tuesday 23 October, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind13.38 GW38%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.12 GW6%Solar1.11 GW3%Gas9.56 GW27%Coal0.38 GW1%Imports2.09 GW6%Nuclear5.70 GW16%34.2GW AVERAGE38%27%16%
Price
£51.26/MWh
Day average £51.26
Demand34.2GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables43%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 23 October 2018, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £51.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.93/MWh at 04:30 to £75.18/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.113.2%Wind 13.3838.5%Gas 9.5627.5%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 2.126.1%Nuclear 5.7016.4%Coal 0.381.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 18:15
Low 23.6 · 03:55Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
44 Out
6
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 23 October 2018, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 23 Oct
Imported
44GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.62GW 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

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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