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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 October 2023

On Saturday 14 October, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind14.34 GW50%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass1.13 GW4%Solar1.93 GW7%Gas3.05 GW11%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports3.24 GW11%Nuclear4.23 GW15%26.6GW AVERAGE50%11%11%15%
Price
£37.22/MWh
Day average £37.22
Demand26.6GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables59%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
69g/kWh
0Day average 69300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 October 2023, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 69 g/kWh and the price £37.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.6 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (111 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£17.58/MWh at 06:00 to £144.08/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 5.5 hours. Wind made 56% 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 1.936.8%Wind 14.3450.1%Gas 3.0510.7%Hydro 0.491.7%Biomass 1.133.9%Nuclear 4.2314.8%Coal 0.220.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.7GW · 19:05
Low 19.4 · 04:50Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
73 Out
30
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 56%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 October 2023, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Oct
Imported
73GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.79GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.58GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 18.4 GWh

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