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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 October 2021

On Thursday 28 October, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind12.00 GW36%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass2.21 GW7%Solar0.46 GW1%Gas8.46 GW26%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports3.66 GW11%Nuclear5.26 GW16%31.7GW AVERAGE36%26%11%16%
Price
£162.47/MWh
Day average £162.47
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables40%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 October 2021, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £162.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.47/MWh at 01:00 to £225.07/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 41% 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 0.461.4%Wind 12.0036.4%Gas 8.4625.7%Hydro 0.682.1%Biomass 2.216.7%Nuclear 5.2615.9%Coal 0.270.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 18:15
Low 22.3 · 04:30Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
82 Out
26
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 October 2021, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Oct
Imported
82GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.93GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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