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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 October 2023

On Sunday 15 October, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind8.93 GW31%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.68 GW6%Solar2.16 GW8%Gas5.57 GW19%Coal0.58 GW2%Imports4.88 GW17%Nuclear4.23 GW15%26.9GW AVERAGE31%8%19%17%15%
Price
£74.16/MWh
Day average £74.16
Demand26.9GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables41%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
121g/kWh
0Day average 121300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 October 2023, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 121 g/kWh and the price £74.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.1 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£0.53/MWh at 05:00 to £207.22/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 38% 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 2.167.6%Wind 8.9331.2%Gas 5.5719.4%Hydro 0.602.1%Biomass 1.685.9%Nuclear 4.2314.8%Coal 0.582.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.6GW · 19:00
Low 19.6 · 05:30Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
111 Out
34
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 38%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 October 2023, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Oct
Imported
111GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 48.3 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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