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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 October 2021

On Sunday 10 October, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind6.30 GW22%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.22 GW8%Solar1.43 GW5%Gas10.37 GW37%Imports3.61 GW13%Nuclear3.96 GW14%27.6GW AVERAGE22%8%37%13%14%
Price
£137.42/MWh
Day average £137.42
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables29%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 October 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £137.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (203 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £98.14/MWh at 15:00 to £219.79/MWh at 19:00. 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 1.435.0%Wind 6.3022.3%Gas 10.3736.7%Hydro 0.391.4%Biomass 2.227.9%Nuclear 3.9614.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 18:40
Low 20.1 · 04:30Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
84 Out
10
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 10 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 October 2021, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Oct
Imported
84GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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