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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 October 2018

On Monday 29 October, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind5.86 GW15%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.79 GW7%Solar1.49 GW4%Gas16.97 GW44%Coal3.12 GW8%Imports2.14 GW6%Nuclear5.75 GW15%37.4GW AVERAGE15%7%44%8%15%
Price
£63.48/MWh
Day average £63.48
Demand37.4GW
Generation 36.4Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
300g/kWh
0Day average 300300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 October 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 47.7 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 300 g/kWh and the price £63.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 22:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (197 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (379 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.05/MWh at 04:00 to £96.69/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.493.9%Wind 5.8615.2%Gas 16.9744.1%Hydro 0.401.0%Biomass 2.797.2%Nuclear 5.7514.9%Coal 3.128.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 36.4avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.7GW · 17:30
Low 25.2 · 04:05Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 36.4Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
45 Out
20
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 29 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 October 2018, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Oct
Imported
45GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
1.00GW 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

Average0.27GWExporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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