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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 October 2021

On Thursday 14 October, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind11.65 GW36%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar0.86 GW3%Gas9.94 GW30%Imports3.37 GW10%Nuclear3.97 GW12%31.9GW AVERAGE36%7%30%10%12%
Price
£184.03/MWh
Day average £184.03
Demand31.9GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables40%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
146g/kWh
0Day average 146300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 October 2021, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 146 g/kWh and the price £184.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 15:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £91.28/MWh at 04:30 to £233.01/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.862.6%Wind 11.6535.7%Gas 9.9430.5%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 2.367.3%Nuclear 3.9712.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 18:30
Low 22.3 · 04:00Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
79 Out
8
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 October 2021, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Oct
Imported
79GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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