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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 October 2019

On Friday 25 October, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind8.64 GW25%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass1.71 GW5%Solar0.24 GW1%Gas13.43 GW38%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports3.43 GW10%Nuclear6.80 GW19%34.1GW AVERAGE25%38%10%19%
Price
£39.80/MWh
Day average £39.80
Demand34.1GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables27%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 25 October 2019, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £39.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 18:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.86/MWh at 00:30 to £51.21/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 43% 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 0.240.7%Wind 8.6424.7%Gas 13.4338.4%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 1.714.9%Nuclear 6.8019.4%Coal 0.331.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 18:05
Low 23.9 · 03:40Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
80 Out
17
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 25 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 October 2019, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Oct
Imported
80GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWImporting

In 40.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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