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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 13 October 2021

On Wednesday 13 October, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind6.03 GW18%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass2.41 GW7%Solar0.93 GW3%Gas15.00 GW46%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports3.57 GW11%Nuclear3.97 GW12%31.8GW AVERAGE18%7%46%11%12%
Price
£188.33/MWh
Day average £188.33
Demand31.8GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables23%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
212g/kWh
0Day average 212300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 13 October 2021, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 212 g/kWh and the price £188.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.10/MWh at 00:00 to £283.37/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.932.8%Wind 6.0318.5%Gas 15.0046.0%Hydro 0.491.5%Biomass 2.417.4%Nuclear 3.9712.2%Coal 0.240.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 19:00
Low 22.4 · 04:40Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
80 Out
13
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 13 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 13 October 2021, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 13 Oct
Imported
80GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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