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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 October 2023

On Thursday 5 October, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind12.78 GW41%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar1.09 GW3%Gas8.85 GW28%Imports1.75 GW6%Nuclear4.22 GW14%28.8GW AVERAGE41%28%14%
Price
£60.80/MWh
Day average £60.80
Demand28.8GW
Generation 29.5Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables46%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
121g/kWh
0Day average 121300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 October 2023, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 121 g/kWh and the price £60.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £1.08/MWh at 23:30 to £105.36/MWh at 07:30. 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 1.093.5%Wind 12.7840.9%Gas 8.8528.3%Hydro 0.541.7%Biomass 2.016.4%Nuclear 4.2213.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 19:05
Low 19.8 · 04:35Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports17GWh
In
39 Out
56
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 5 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 October 2023, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Oct
Imported
39GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net out
17GWh
Average net flow
0.70GW out

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

Average1.70GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 42.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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