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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 October 2019

On Wednesday 30 October, demand averaged 35.9 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

35.9GW AVERAGEWind7.72 GW20%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.34 GW6%Solar0.88 GW2%Gas18.25 GW48%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports1.12 GW3%Nuclear6.83 GW18%35.9GW AVERAGE20%48%18%
Price
£34.46/MWh
Day average £34.46
Demand35.9GW
Generation 36.7Transfers −0.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables24%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
249g/kWh
0Day average 249300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 30 October 2019, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 249 g/kWh and the price £34.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (285 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.62/MWh at 23:30 to £59.35/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 50% 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 0.882.3%Wind 7.7220.4%Gas 18.2548.3%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 2.346.2%Nuclear 6.8318.1%Coal 0.330.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.9avgGeneration 36.7avgTransfers −0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 17:30
Low 25.0 · 04:00Avg 35.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 36.7Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
20 Out
38
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 30 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 30 October 2019, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 30 Oct
Imported
20GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.76GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.29GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 31.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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