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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 October 2019

On Saturday 19 October, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind8.36 GW27%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.24 GW4%Solar1.11 GW4%Gas9.80 GW32%Imports3.48 GW11%Nuclear6.53 GW21%30.3GW AVERAGE27%32%11%21%
Price
£29.61/MWh
Day average £29.61
Demand30.3GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables32%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 October 2019, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £29.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (126 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.89/MWh at 04:30 to £62.90/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 35% 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 1.113.6%Wind 8.3626.9%Gas 9.8031.5%Hydro 0.591.9%Biomass 1.244.0%Nuclear 6.5321.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 18:35
Low 22.6 · 04:15Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
80 Out
9
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 October 2019, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Oct
Imported
80GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.65GWImporting

In 39.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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