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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 October 2018

On Tuesday 30 October, demand averaged 37.8 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

37.8GW AVERAGEWind5.78 GW15%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.56 GW7%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas18.51 GW47%Coal3.61 GW9%Imports1.87 GW5%Nuclear5.81 GW15%37.8GW AVERAGE15%47%9%15%
Price
£68.49/MWh
Day average £68.49
Demand37.8GW
Generation 37.4Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables18%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
321g/kWh
0Day average 321300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 30 October 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 47.5 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 321 g/kWh and the price £68.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 07:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (230 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (384 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.79/MWh at 00:00 to £108.11/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.631.6%Wind 5.7814.7%Gas 18.5147.2%Hydro 0.461.2%Biomass 2.566.5%Nuclear 5.8114.8%Coal 3.619.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.8avgGeneration 37.4avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.5GW · 17:20
Low 26.7 · 04:25Avg 37.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 37.4Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
38 Out
27
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 30 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 30 October 2018, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 30 Oct
Imported
38GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.44GW 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

Average0.31GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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