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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 4 October 2019

On Friday 4 October, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind8.29 GW25%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.59 GW5%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas11.83 GW36%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports2.68 GW8%Nuclear6.76 GW21%32.1GW AVERAGE25%36%8%21%
Price
£45.70/MWh
Day average £45.70
Demand32.1GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables29%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
192g/kWh
0Day average 192300
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Key moments

On Friday 4 October 2019, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 192 g/kWh and the price £45.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.96/MWh at 03:30 to £71.33/MWh at 19:30. 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 0.702.1%Wind 8.2925.2%Gas 11.8335.9%Hydro 0.511.5%Biomass 1.594.8%Nuclear 6.7620.5%Coal 0.571.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 12:05
Low 23.1 · 04:40Avg 32.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
56 Out
12
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 4 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 4 October 2019, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 4 Oct
Imported
56GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.03GWImporting

In 27.0 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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