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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 October 2021

On Monday 25 October, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind10.49 GW32%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.30 GW7%Solar1.13 GW3%Gas10.57 GW32%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports2.66 GW8%Nuclear4.66 GW14%31.8GW AVERAGE32%7%32%8%14%
Price
£163.70/MWh
Day average £163.70
Demand31.8GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables38%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 October 2021, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £163.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.28/MWh at 01:00 to £215.40/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 35% 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 1.133.5%Wind 10.4932.1%Gas 10.5732.4%Hydro 0.652.0%Biomass 2.307.0%Nuclear 4.6614.3%Coal 0.210.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 18:15
Low 21.7 · 03:55Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
58 Out
14
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 25 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 October 2021, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Oct
Imported
58GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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