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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 October 2019

On Wednesday 23 October, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind7.39 GW21%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.08 GW6%Solar0.87 GW2%Gas16.09 GW45%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports1.61 GW5%Nuclear6.82 GW19%34.9GW AVERAGE21%45%19%
Price
£36.00/MWh
Day average £36.00
Demand34.9GW
Generation 33.9Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables24%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
228g/kWh
0Day average 228300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 October 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 43.2 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 228 g/kWh and the price £36.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 14:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.34/MWh at 23:00 to £48.44/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.872.5%Wind 7.3920.8%Gas 16.0945.3%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 2.085.8%Nuclear 6.8219.2%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.2GW · 18:15
Low 24.6 · 04:00Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
35 Out
9
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 October 2019, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Oct
Imported
35GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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