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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 October 2018

On Saturday 27 October, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind11.30 GW34%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.62 GW8%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas10.33 GW31%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports1.98 GW6%Nuclear5.54 GW17%33.0GW AVERAGE34%8%31%17%
Price
£59.54/MWh
Day average £59.54
Demand33.0GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables38%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 October 2018, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £59.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 03:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.89/MWh at 06:30 to £76.54/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.952.9%Wind 11.3034.0%Gas 10.3331.1%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 2.627.9%Nuclear 5.5416.7%Coal 0.080.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 18:20
Low 24.3 · 04:50Avg 33.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
43 Out
2
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 October 2018, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Oct
Imported
43GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.73GW 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

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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