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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 October 2019

On Wednesday 2 October, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind7.04 GW21%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.54 GW5%Solar1.91 GW6%Gas13.50 GW40%Coal0.64 GW2%Imports1.99 GW6%Nuclear6.71 GW20%32.4GW AVERAGE21%40%20%
Price
£34.17/MWh
Day average £34.17
Demand32.4GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables28%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
207g/kWh
0Day average 207300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 October 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £34.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 07:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (266 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.94/MWh at 23:30 to £50.19/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.915.7%Wind 7.0420.9%Gas 13.5040.1%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 1.544.6%Nuclear 6.7119.9%Coal 0.641.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.4GW · 19:00
Low 22.0 · 03:25Avg 32.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports19GWh
In
43 Out
24
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 2 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 October 2019, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Oct
Imported
43GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
19GWh
Average net flow
0.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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