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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 October 2019

On Wednesday 16 October, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind7.37 GW22%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass1.18 GW4%Solar0.91 GW3%Gas13.24 GW39%Coal0.80 GW2%Imports3.25 GW10%Nuclear6.30 GW19%33.2GW AVERAGE22%39%10%19%
Price
£45.65/MWh
Day average £45.65
Demand33.2GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables26%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 October 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £45.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 08:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (285 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.57/MWh at 03:30 to £67.65/MWh at 18:30. 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 0.912.7%Wind 7.3721.9%Gas 13.2439.3%Hydro 0.651.9%Biomass 1.183.5%Nuclear 6.3018.7%Coal 0.802.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 18:35
Low 23.3 · 04:00Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
73 Out
5
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 16 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 October 2019, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 16 Oct
Imported
73GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

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

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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