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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 October 2019

On Thursday 10 October, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind13.57 GW41%Hydro0.78 GW2%Biomass1.50 GW4%Solar0.94 GW3%Gas7.50 GW22%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports2.45 GW7%Nuclear6.17 GW18%33.1GW AVERAGE41%22%7%18%
Price
£31.43/MWh
Day average £31.43
Demand33.1GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables46%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
138g/kWh
0Day average 138300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 October 2019, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 138 g/kWh and the price £31.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.29/MWh at 12:00 to £43.32/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 44% 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 0.942.8%Wind 13.5740.5%Gas 7.5022.4%Hydro 0.782.3%Biomass 1.504.5%Nuclear 6.1718.4%Coal 0.581.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 19:05
Low 23.2 · 04:25Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
53 Out
6
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 44%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 10 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 October 2019, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Oct
Imported
53GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.47GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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