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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 October 2019

On Tuesday 15 October, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind4.08 GW12%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass1.50 GW4%Solar0.72 GW2%Gas16.96 GW50%Coal0.85 GW3%Imports2.67 GW8%Nuclear6.34 GW19%33.3GW AVERAGE12%50%8%19%
Price
£43.42/MWh
Day average £43.42
Demand33.3GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables16%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 October 2019, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £43.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (181 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.92/MWh at 04:30 to £72.90/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.722.1%Wind 4.0812.1%Gas 16.9650.1%Hydro 0.702.1%Biomass 1.504.4%Nuclear 6.3418.8%Coal 0.852.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:35
Low 23.4 · 04:20Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
56 Out
6
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 October 2019, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Oct
Imported
56GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.27GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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