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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 October 2019

On Saturday 26 October, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind9.55 GW30%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass1.10 GW3%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas10.11 GW32%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports3.34 GW11%Nuclear6.79 GW21%31.4GW AVERAGE30%32%11%21%
Price
£39.94/MWh
Day average £39.94
Demand31.4GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables32%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 October 2019, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £39.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £6.76/MWh at 23:30 to £58.41/MWh at 03:30. Gas made 36% 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 0.220.7%Wind 9.5530.0%Gas 10.1131.8%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 1.103.5%Nuclear 6.7921.4%Coal 0.331.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 18:25
Low 23.2 · 04:45Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
76 Out
5
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 October 2019, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Oct
Imported
76GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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