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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 October 2023

On Thursday 12 October, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind3.80 GW12%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.20 GW7%Solar0.82 GW3%Gas14.38 GW47%Coal1.09 GW4%Imports3.48 GW11%Nuclear4.17 GW14%29.1GW AVERAGE12%7%47%11%14%
Price
£110.91/MWh
Day average £110.91
Demand29.1GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables17%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 October 2023, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £110.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.16/MWh at 00:00 to £160.95/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.822.7%Wind 3.8012.4%Gas 14.3846.9%Hydro 0.702.3%Biomass 2.207.2%Nuclear 4.1713.6%Coal 1.093.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 12:30
Low 20.1 · 04:20Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
77 Out
33
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 14%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 12 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 October 2023, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Oct
Imported
77GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.15GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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