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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 29 October 2019

On Tuesday 29 October, demand averaged 36.0 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

36.0GW AVERAGEWind5.73 GW16%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas18.11 GW49%Coal0.50 GW1%Imports2.36 GW6%Nuclear6.83 GW19%36.0GW AVERAGE16%49%19%
Price
£37.23/MWh
Day average £37.23
Demand36.0GW
Generation 34.5Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables19%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
255g/kWh
0Day average 255300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 29 October 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 255 g/kWh and the price £37.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (209 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.77/MWh at 23:30 to £55.01/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.802.2%Wind 5.7315.6%Gas 18.1149.1%Hydro 0.471.3%Biomass 2.055.6%Nuclear 6.8318.5%Coal 0.501.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.0avgGeneration 34.5avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 17:30
Low 25.0 · 04:25Avg 36.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 34.5Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports36GWh
In
51 Out
15
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 29 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 29 October 2019, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 29 Oct
Imported
51GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
36GWh
Average net flow
1.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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