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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 31 October 2019

On Thursday 31 October, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind7.86 GW21%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW6%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas17.66 GW47%Coal0.16 GW0%Imports1.80 GW5%Nuclear6.73 GW18%36.2GW AVERAGE21%47%18%
Price
£31.96/MWh
Day average £31.96
Demand36.2GW
Generation 35.8Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
233g/kWh
0Day average 233300
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Key moments

On Thursday 31 October 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 45.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 233 g/kWh and the price £31.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.43/MWh at 01:30 to £49.91/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.651.7%Wind 7.8620.9%Gas 17.6647.0%Hydro 0.350.9%Biomass 2.366.3%Nuclear 6.7317.9%Coal 0.160.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 35.8avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.1GW · 17:20
Low 25.3 · 03:55Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 35.8Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
35 Out
25
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 31 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 31 October 2019, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 31 Oct
Imported
35GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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