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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 October 2021

On Saturday 9 October, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind3.82 GW14%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.94 GW7%Solar1.22 GW4%Gas13.02 GW46%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports3.81 GW13%Nuclear3.96 GW14%27.9GW AVERAGE14%46%13%14%
Price
£171.65/MWh
Day average £171.65
Demand27.9GW
Generation 24.5Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables19%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
216g/kWh
0Day average 216300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 October 2021, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 216 g/kWh and the price £171.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £112.55/MWh at 03:00 to £281.17/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 53% 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 1.224.3%Wind 3.8213.5%Gas 13.0246.1%Hydro 0.401.4%Biomass 1.946.9%Nuclear 3.9614.0%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 24.5avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 18:50
Low 21.0 · 04:40Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.5Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
88 Out
2
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 October 2021, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Oct
Imported
88GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.57GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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