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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 October 2021

On Monday 11 October, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind6.45 GW20%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar1.47 GW5%Gas13.44 GW42%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports3.33 GW11%Nuclear3.97 GW13%30.9GW AVERAGE20%7%42%11%13%
Price
£164.84/MWh
Day average £164.84
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables26%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
193g/kWh
0Day average 193300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 October 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 193 g/kWh and the price £164.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £92.18/MWh at 02:00 to £247.52/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.474.6%Wind 6.4520.4%Gas 13.4442.4%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 2.237.0%Nuclear 3.9712.5%Coal 0.341.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 18:45
Low 20.2 · 03:40Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
75 Out
14
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 11 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 October 2021, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 Oct
Imported
75GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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