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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 October 2023

On Sunday 8 October, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind6.62 GW25%Hydro0.78 GW3%Biomass1.26 GW5%Solar1.70 GW6%Gas8.01 GW31%Imports3.57 GW14%Nuclear4.21 GW16%24.8GW AVERAGE25%31%14%16%
Price
£89.60/MWh
Day average £89.60
Demand24.8GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables35%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 October 2023, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £89.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.52/MWh at 09:00 to £124.93/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 35% 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 1.706.5%Wind 6.6225.3%Gas 8.0130.6%Hydro 0.783.0%Biomass 1.264.8%Nuclear 4.2116.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.5GW · 12:00
Low 18.0 · 05:05Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
82 Out
32
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 3%Wind 29%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 8 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 October 2023, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Oct
Imported
82GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.28GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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