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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 October 2019

On Sunday 6 October, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind10.81 GW36%Hydro0.48 GW2%Biomass1.20 GW4%Solar1.05 GW4%Gas6.87 GW23%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports2.53 GW9%Nuclear6.79 GW23%28.8GW AVERAGE36%23%9%23%
Price
£26.23/MWh
Day average £26.23
Demand28.8GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables41%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 October 2019, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £26.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 14:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (173 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.34/MWh at 02:00 to £51.62/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.053.5%Wind 10.8136.3%Gas 6.8723.1%Hydro 0.481.6%Biomass 1.204.0%Nuclear 6.7922.8%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 19:05
Low 21.1 · 04:40Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
56 Out
12
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 6 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 October 2019, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Oct
Imported
56GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.95GWImporting

In 26.1 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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