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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 October 2021

On Friday 15 October, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind5.11 GW16%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar1.23 GW4%Gas14.51 GW45%Coal0.81 GW3%Imports3.51 GW11%Nuclear3.97 GW12%31.3GW AVERAGE16%7%45%11%12%
Price
£196.06/MWh
Day average £196.06
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables21%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 October 2021, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £196.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (289 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £98.72/MWh at 01:00 to £523.37/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.233.8%Wind 5.1116.0%Gas 14.5145.4%Hydro 0.481.5%Biomass 2.367.4%Nuclear 3.9712.4%Coal 0.812.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:10
Low 22.1 · 03:55Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
77 Out
10
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 October 2021, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 Oct
Imported
77GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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