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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 October 2019

On Sunday 27 October, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind9.68 GW30%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.60 GW5%Solar1.40 GW4%Gas8.93 GW28%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports2.58 GW8%Nuclear6.79 GW21%30.8GW AVERAGE30%28%8%21%
Price
£19.00/MWh
Day average £19.00
Demand30.8GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables36%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
153g/kWh
0Day average 153300
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 October 2019, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £19.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (244 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£34.96/MWh at 01:30 to £49.75/MWh at 17:00. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.404.4%Wind 9.6830.5%Gas 8.9328.1%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 1.605.1%Nuclear 6.7921.4%Coal 0.361.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 17:30
Low 22.4 · 04:40Avg 30.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
59 Out
11
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 October 2019, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Oct
Imported
59GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.22GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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