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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 October 2021

On Sunday 24 October, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind14.08 GW47%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.14 GW7%Solar0.79 GW3%Gas4.67 GW16%Imports3.05 GW10%Nuclear4.61 GW15%28.8GW AVERAGE47%7%16%10%15%
Price
£136.22/MWh
Day average £136.22
Demand28.8GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables52%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
88g/kWh
0Day average 88300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 October 2021, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 88 g/kWh and the price £136.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 04:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (128 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£7.50/MWh at 05:00 to £223.18/MWh at 18:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 52% 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 0.792.6%Wind 14.0847.1%Gas 4.6715.6%Hydro 0.581.9%Biomass 2.147.1%Nuclear 4.6115.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 18:30
Low 21.1 · 04:55Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
71 Out
19
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 October 2021, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Oct
Imported
71GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 12.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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