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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 October 2019

On Thursday 3 October, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind7.22 GW21%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass1.63 GW5%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas14.81 GW43%Coal0.49 GW1%Imports2.29 GW7%Nuclear6.73 GW20%33.6GW AVERAGE21%43%20%
Price
£38.44/MWh
Day average £38.44
Demand33.6GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables24%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
225g/kWh
0Day average 225300
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 October 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 225 g/kWh and the price £38.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (290 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.58/MWh at 00:00 to £53.13/MWh at 10:00. 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 0.702.0%Wind 7.2221.1%Gas 14.8143.2%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 1.634.7%Nuclear 6.7319.6%Coal 0.491.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 19:00
Low 23.1 · 03:50Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
50 Out
9
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 3 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 October 2019, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Oct
Imported
50GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.44GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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