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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 October 2023

On Monday 23 October, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind5.88 GW19%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.42 GW8%Solar0.85 GW3%Gas12.95 GW42%Coal1.32 GW4%Imports2.90 GW9%Nuclear4.20 GW13%30.0GW AVERAGE19%8%42%9%13%
Price
£117.41/MWh
Day average £117.41
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables24%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 October 2023, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £117.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 20:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.40/MWh at 05:30 to £147.06/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.852.7%Wind 5.8818.9%Gas 12.9541.6%Hydro 0.642.1%Biomass 2.427.8%Nuclear 4.2013.5%Coal 1.324.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 18:10
Low 20.8 · 04:00Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
67 Out
26
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 October 2023, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Oct
Imported
67GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.18GWImporting

In 52.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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