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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 October 2018

On Thursday 25 October, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind7.36 GW21%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.58 GW7%Solar0.94 GW3%Gas15.40 GW43%Coal1.00 GW3%Imports1.82 GW5%Nuclear5.76 GW16%34.3GW AVERAGE21%7%43%16%
Price
£64.47/MWh
Day average £64.47
Demand34.3GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables25%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
242g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 October 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £64.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.75/MWh at 03:30 to £84.08/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.942.7%Wind 7.3620.8%Gas 15.4043.5%Hydro 0.541.5%Biomass 2.587.3%Nuclear 5.7616.3%Coal 1.002.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 18:35
Low 24.0 · 04:15Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports19GWh
In
38 Out
18
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 25 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 October 2018, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Oct
Imported
38GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
19GWh
Average net flow
0.81GW 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

Average0.34GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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