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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 October 2018

On Friday 26 October, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind11.21 GW32%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.75 GW5%Solar1.09 GW3%Gas12.39 GW36%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports1.85 GW5%Nuclear5.81 GW17%34.1GW AVERAGE32%36%17%
Price
£62.35/MWh
Day average £62.35
Demand34.1GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables37%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
186g/kWh
0Day average 186300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 October 2018, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 186 g/kWh and the price £62.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (234 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.33/MWh at 15:00 to £82.13/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 38% 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 1.093.1%Wind 11.2132.2%Gas 12.3935.6%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 1.755.0%Nuclear 5.8116.7%Coal 0.210.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 18:25
Low 23.7 · 04:05Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
40 Out
11
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 October 2018, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Oct
Imported
40GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.22GW 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

Average0.16GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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