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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 October 2021

On Thursday 7 October, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind8.76 GW27%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.16 GW7%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas12.10 GW38%Coal0.61 GW2%Imports3.11 GW10%Nuclear3.97 GW12%31.4GW AVERAGE27%38%10%12%
Price
£206.01/MWh
Day average £206.01
Demand31.4GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
193g/kWh
0Day average 193300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 October 2021, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 193 g/kWh and the price £206.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £149.81/MWh at 23:30 to £316.11/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.752.3%Wind 8.7627.5%Gas 12.1038.0%Hydro 0.431.4%Biomass 2.166.8%Nuclear 3.9712.4%Coal 0.611.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 18:45
Low 22.3 · 04:00Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
71 Out
2
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 7 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 October 2021, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (16 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Oct
Imported
71GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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