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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 October 2019

On Saturday 5 October, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind6.77 GW23%Hydro0.46 GW2%Biomass1.58 GW5%Solar0.77 GW3%Gas9.89 GW33%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports3.53 GW12%Nuclear6.79 GW23%29.5GW AVERAGE23%33%12%23%
Price
£40.81/MWh
Day average £40.81
Demand29.5GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables27%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 October 2019, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £40.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.01/MWh at 23:30 to £58.22/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 37% 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 0.772.6%Wind 6.7722.5%Gas 9.8932.9%Hydro 0.461.5%Biomass 1.585.3%Nuclear 6.7922.6%Coal 0.270.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 18:50
Low 21.6 · 04:05Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
80 Out
4
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 5 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 October 2019, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Oct
Imported
80GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.62GWImporting

In 39.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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