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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 October 2019

On Thursday 17 October, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind6.60 GW19%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.12 GW3%Solar1.10 GW3%Gas16.25 GW47%Coal0.80 GW2%Imports1.73 GW5%Nuclear6.41 GW19%33.8GW AVERAGE19%47%19%
Price
£43.34/MWh
Day average £43.34
Demand33.8GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables24%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 October 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £43.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 20:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (192 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.41/MWh at 23:00 to £59.68/MWh at 18:30. 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 1.103.2%Wind 6.6019.1%Gas 16.2547.0%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 1.123.2%Nuclear 6.4118.5%Coal 0.802.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 18:30
Low 23.5 · 04:25Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
38 Out
11
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 17 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 October 2019, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Oct
Imported
38GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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