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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 21 October 2019

On Monday 21 October, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind6.78 GW19%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar0.54 GW2%Gas17.30 GW49%Coal0.43 GW1%Imports1.09 GW3%Nuclear6.82 GW19%34.1GW AVERAGE19%49%19%
Price
£39.07/MWh
Day average £39.07
Demand34.1GW
Generation 34.3Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables22%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
235g/kWh
0Day average 235300
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Key moments

On Monday 21 October 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 42.6 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 235 g/kWh and the price £39.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.05/MWh at 23:30 to £59.25/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.541.5%Wind 6.7819.1%Gas 17.3048.9%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 2.015.7%Nuclear 6.8219.3%Coal 0.431.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.6GW · 18:40
Low 22.8 · 00:55Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports5GWh
In
20 Out
25
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 21 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 21 October 2019, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (10 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 21 Oct
Imported
20GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net out
5GWh
Average net flow
0.21GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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