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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 October 2023

On Monday 9 October, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind4.70 GW16%Hydro0.87 GW3%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar1.57 GW5%Gas13.84 GW46%Coal0.51 GW2%Imports2.29 GW8%Nuclear4.20 GW14%27.7GW AVERAGE16%46%8%14%
Price
£95.33/MWh
Day average £95.33
Demand27.7GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables24%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
203g/kWh
0Day average 203300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 October 2023, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 16:15. Carbon intensity averaged 203 g/kWh and the price £95.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.67/MWh at 03:30 to £163.76/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 1.575.3%Wind 4.7015.7%Gas 13.8446.3%Hydro 0.872.9%Biomass 1.916.4%Nuclear 4.2014.1%Coal 0.511.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 16:15
Low 18.1 · 04:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 0.1 GW
Net exports3GWh
In
47 Out
49
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 October 2023, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Oct
Imported
47GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net out
3GWh
Average net flow
0.12GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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