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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 October 2023

On Monday 2 October, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind5.21 GW17%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.08 GW7%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas13.39 GW45%Coal0.43 GW1%Imports3.06 GW10%Nuclear4.23 GW14%28.3GW AVERAGE17%45%10%14%
Price
£91.89/MWh
Day average £91.89
Demand28.3GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables22%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 2 October 2023, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £91.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.86/MWh at 23:30 to £153.34/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.702.3%Wind 5.2117.5%Gas 13.3944.9%Hydro 0.712.4%Biomass 2.087.0%Nuclear 4.2314.2%Coal 0.431.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 12:45
Low 19.0 · 04:25Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
68 Out
33
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 3%Wind 19%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 2 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 October 2023, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Oct
Imported
68GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.46GW 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

Average0.82GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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