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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 October 2019

On Monday 14 October, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind4.04 GW12%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass1.41 GW4%Solar0.36 GW1%Gas17.13 GW50%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports3.49 GW10%Nuclear6.44 GW19%33.3GW AVERAGE12%50%10%19%
Price
£42.64/MWh
Day average £42.64
Demand33.3GW
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables15%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
253g/kWh
0Day average 253300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 October 2019, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 41.8 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 253 g/kWh and the price £42.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 22:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (196 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (287 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.92/MWh at 23:00 to £59.23/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 56% 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 0.361.1%Wind 4.0411.8%Gas 17.1350.1%Hydro 0.742.2%Biomass 1.414.1%Nuclear 6.4418.8%Coal 0.581.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.8GW · 18:35
Low 22.1 · 03:50Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
76 Out
15
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 October 2019, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Oct
Imported
76GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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