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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 October 2023

On Monday 16 October, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind3.22 GW10%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.32 GW7%Solar1.13 GW4%Gas14.85 GW47%Coal0.93 GW3%Imports4.47 GW14%Nuclear4.23 GW13%30.9GW AVERAGE10%7%47%14%13%
Price
£121.46/MWh
Day average £121.46
Demand30.9GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables16%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
234g/kWh
0Day average 234300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 October 2023, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 234 g/kWh and the price £121.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (185 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.59/MWh at 04:30 to £185.29/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.133.5%Wind 3.2210.1%Gas 14.8546.7%Hydro 0.672.1%Biomass 2.327.3%Nuclear 4.2313.3%Coal 0.932.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 11:00
Low 21.0 · 04:00Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
100 Out
20
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 16 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 October 2023, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Oct
Imported
100GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.60GWImporting

In 62.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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