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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 October 2023

On Tuesday 24 October, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind6.52 GW21%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.37 GW7%Solar0.91 GW3%Gas12.53 GW40%Coal0.73 GW2%Imports3.89 GW12%Nuclear4.19 GW13%30.5GW AVERAGE21%7%40%12%13%
Price
£117.81/MWh
Day average £117.81
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables25%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 24 October 2023, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £117.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.09/MWh at 00:30 to £143.50/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 45% 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 0.912.9%Wind 6.5220.6%Gas 12.5339.5%Hydro 0.551.7%Biomass 2.377.5%Nuclear 4.1913.2%Coal 0.732.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 18:45
Low 21.8 · 04:40Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
88 Out
22
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 24 October 2023, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 24 Oct
Imported
88GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.34GWImporting

In 56.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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