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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 October 2019

On Sunday 13 October, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind5.01 GW16%Hydro0.82 GW3%Biomass1.19 GW4%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas13.20 GW43%Imports3.53 GW12%Nuclear6.35 GW21%29.5GW AVERAGE16%43%12%21%
Price
£35.14/MWh
Day average £35.14
Demand29.5GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables21%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 October 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £35.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 15:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.46/MWh at 23:00 to £43.67/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 49% 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 0.441.4%Wind 5.0116.4%Gas 13.2043.2%Hydro 0.822.7%Biomass 1.193.9%Nuclear 6.3520.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 18:50
Low 21.2 · 04:25Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
82 Out
20
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 19%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 13 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 October 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Oct
Imported
82GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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