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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 October 2019

On Wednesday 9 October, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind13.86 GW41%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass1.61 GW5%Solar1.26 GW4%Gas7.96 GW23%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports1.98 GW6%Nuclear6.45 GW19%33.3GW AVERAGE41%23%19%
Price
£28.92/MWh
Day average £28.92
Demand33.3GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables46%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
136g/kWh
0Day average 136300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 October 2019, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £28.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.37/MWh at 00:30 to £49.70/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 43% 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 1.263.7%Wind 13.8640.5%Gas 7.9623.3%Hydro 0.641.9%Biomass 1.614.7%Nuclear 6.4518.9%Coal 0.421.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 19:00
Low 23.1 · 04:40Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
41 Out
15
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 October 2019, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Oct
Imported
41GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 6.5 GWh

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