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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 18 October 2019

On Friday 18 October, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind7.34 GW21%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.09 GW3%Solar0.96 GW3%Gas14.44 GW42%Coal0.78 GW2%Imports2.74 GW8%Nuclear6.33 GW18%33.3GW AVERAGE21%42%8%18%
Price
£37.52/MWh
Day average £37.52
Demand33.3GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables26%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Friday 18 October 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £37.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (145 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.38/MWh at 11:30 to £53.78/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.962.8%Wind 7.3421.4%Gas 14.4442.1%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 1.093.2%Nuclear 6.3318.5%Coal 0.782.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 18:30
Low 23.6 · 03:50Avg 33.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
61 Out
16
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 18 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 18 October 2019, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 18 Oct
Imported
61GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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