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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 October 2023

On Thursday 26 October, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind8.10 GW25%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.16 GW7%Solar0.84 GW3%Gas13.19 GW40%Coal0.96 GW3%Imports2.54 GW8%Nuclear4.52 GW14%31.1GW AVERAGE25%40%8%14%
Price
£100.53/MWh
Day average £100.53
Demand31.1GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables29%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
196g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 October 2023, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 196 g/kWh and the price £100.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 15:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (236 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £87.48/MWh at 06:30 to £127.34/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.842.6%Wind 8.1024.8%Gas 13.1940.3%Hydro 0.411.2%Biomass 2.166.6%Nuclear 4.5213.8%Coal 0.962.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 11:30
Low 22.1 · 05:00Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
58 Out
32
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 October 2023, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Oct
Imported
58GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 48.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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