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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 October 2023

On Sunday 1 October, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

25.5GW AVERAGEWind10.57 GW38%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass1.39 GW5%Solar0.86 GW3%Gas6.54 GW24%Coal0.18 GW1%Imports2.96 GW11%Nuclear4.52 GW16%25.5GW AVERAGE38%24%11%16%
Price
£83.87/MWh
Day average £83.87
Demand25.5GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables44%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 October 2023, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £83.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.69/MWh at 03:30 to £121.25/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.863.1%Wind 10.5738.2%Gas 6.5423.6%Hydro 0.672.4%Biomass 1.395.0%Nuclear 4.5216.3%Coal 0.180.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 16:55
Low 18.2 · 04:45Avg 25.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
67 Out
43
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 43%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 1 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 October 2023, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Oct
Imported
67GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
1.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.58GWImporting

In 27.4 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWExporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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