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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 October 2018

On Sunday 28 October, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind6.65 GW20%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.80 GW8%Solar1.16 GW3%Gas13.00 GW39%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports2.95 GW9%Nuclear5.56 GW17%32.3GW AVERAGE20%8%39%9%17%
Price
£61.65/MWh
Day average £61.65
Demand32.3GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 October 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £61.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 01:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (140 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (340 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.80/MWh at 03:00 to £107.03/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.163.5%Wind 6.6520.0%Gas 13.0039.1%Hydro 0.391.2%Biomass 2.808.4%Nuclear 5.5616.7%Coal 0.732.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 17:30
Low 23.7 · 04:25Avg 32.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
69 Out
17
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 October 2018, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Oct
Imported
69GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 45.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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