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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 October 2019

On Tuesday 1 October, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind9.41 GW28%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass1.61 GW5%Solar0.86 GW3%Gas12.31 GW37%Coal0.68 GW2%Imports1.29 GW4%Nuclear6.61 GW20%32.5GW AVERAGE28%37%20%
Price
£35.55/MWh
Day average £35.55
Demand32.5GW
Generation 31.9Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables32%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 October 2019, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £35.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (253 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.14/MWh at 01:30 to £44.21/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.862.6%Wind 9.4128.3%Gas 12.3137.0%Hydro 0.481.4%Biomass 1.614.8%Nuclear 6.6119.9%Coal 0.682.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 31.9avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 19:00
Low 21.8 · 03:40Avg 32.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 31.9Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports14GWh
In
27 Out
13
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 1 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 October 2019, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Oct
Imported
27GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
14GWh
Average net flow
0.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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