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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 October 2019

On Monday 28 October, demand averaged 35.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

35.8GW AVERAGEWind3.63 GW10%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass1.52 GW4%Solar1.03 GW3%Gas19.29 GW53%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports2.88 GW8%Nuclear6.81 GW19%35.8GW AVERAGE10%53%8%19%
Price
£41.48/MWh
Day average £41.48
Demand35.8GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables14%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
271g/kWh
0Day average 271300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 October 2019, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 45.4 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 271 g/kWh and the price £41.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 19:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (225 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.72/MWh at 06:30 to £67.93/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 58% 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 1.032.8%Wind 3.6310.0%Gas 19.2953.2%Hydro 0.531.5%Biomass 1.524.2%Nuclear 6.8118.8%Coal 0.571.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.8avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.4GW · 17:30
Low 24.6 · 04:00Avg 35.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
61 Out
5
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 October 2019, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Oct
Imported
61GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.67GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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