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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 October 2019

On Saturday 12 October, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind5.87 GW19%Hydro0.83 GW3%Biomass1.53 GW5%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas11.71 GW38%Imports3.72 GW12%Nuclear6.31 GW21%29.8GW AVERAGE19%38%12%21%
Price
£35.26/MWh
Day average £35.26
Demand29.8GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables24%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Saturday 12 October 2019, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £35.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (250 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.01/MWh at 00:00 to £58.53/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.662.2%Wind 5.8719.2%Gas 11.7138.2%Hydro 0.832.7%Biomass 1.535.0%Nuclear 6.3120.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 18:35
Low 22.0 · 04:20Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
82 Out
15
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 12 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 12 October 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 12 Oct
Imported
82GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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