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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 October 2021

On Tuesday 26 October, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind13.35 GW40%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar0.51 GW2%Gas8.91 GW27%Imports3.01 GW9%Nuclear4.91 GW15%32.5GW AVERAGE40%27%9%15%
Price
£152.41/MWh
Day average £152.41
Demand32.5GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables43%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 October 2021, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £152.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.2 GW at 20:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (172 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£5.82/MWh at 23:30 to £203.92/MWh at 08:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 44% 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 0.511.5%Wind 13.3539.8%Gas 8.9126.5%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 2.316.9%Nuclear 4.9114.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:15
Low 22.6 · 04:35Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
68 Out
21
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 October 2021, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Oct
Imported
68GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.72GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 20.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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