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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 October 2018

On Wednesday 24 October, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind9.90 GW29%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass1.75 GW5%Solar1.20 GW3%Gas13.25 GW38%Coal0.55 GW2%Imports1.89 GW5%Nuclear5.71 GW16%33.7GW AVERAGE29%38%16%
Price
£54.70/MWh
Day average £54.70
Demand33.7GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables33%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 October 2018, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £54.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (103 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 01:00 to £77.25/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 40% 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 1.203.4%Wind 9.9028.5%Gas 13.2538.1%Hydro 0.511.5%Biomass 1.755.0%Nuclear 5.7116.4%Coal 0.551.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 18:35
Low 23.4 · 04:20Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
39 Out
17
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 October 2018, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Oct
Imported
39GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.92GW 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

Average0.64GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 15.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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