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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 October 2023

On Friday 27 October, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind6.94 GW22%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.25 GW7%Solar0.80 GW3%Gas11.04 GW35%Coal0.94 GW3%Imports4.55 GW14%Nuclear4.57 GW15%30.3GW AVERAGE22%7%35%14%15%
Price
£113.07/MWh
Day average £113.07
Demand30.3GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 October 2023, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £113.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (102 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.44/MWh at 00:30 to £144.44/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 41% 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 0.802.6%Wind 6.9422.0%Gas 11.0435.0%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 2.257.1%Nuclear 4.5714.5%Coal 0.943.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 11:55
Low 21.9 · 04:20Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
103 Out
26
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 October 2023, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Oct
Imported
103GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.41GWImporting

In 81.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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