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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 October 2019

On Thursday 24 October, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind6.46 GW19%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW6%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas15.11 GW44%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports2.99 GW9%Nuclear6.79 GW20%34.0GW AVERAGE19%44%9%20%
Price
£40.33/MWh
Day average £40.33
Demand34.0GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables21%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 October 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £40.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (146 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.93/MWh at 01:00 to £54.61/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.471.4%Wind 6.4618.6%Gas 15.1143.6%Hydro 0.451.3%Biomass 2.045.9%Nuclear 6.7919.6%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 18:30
Low 12.0 · 11:45Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
66 Out
9
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 October 2019, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Oct
Imported
66GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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