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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 October 2023

On Saturday 28 October, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind10.67 GW36%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW7%Solar0.78 GW3%Gas4.47 GW15%Coal0.61 GW2%Imports5.47 GW19%Nuclear4.72 GW16%28.1GW AVERAGE36%7%15%19%16%
Price
£104.66/MWh
Day average £104.66
Demand28.1GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables41%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
109g/kWh
0Day average 109300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 October 2023, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 18:00. Carbon intensity averaged 109 g/kWh and the price £104.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 22:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (144 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.86/MWh at 23:30 to £142.38/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.782.7%Wind 10.6736.4%Gas 4.4715.2%Hydro 0.431.5%Biomass 2.157.3%Nuclear 4.7216.1%Coal 0.612.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 18:00
Low 21.5 · 05:00Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
125 Out
22
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 45%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 October 2023, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Oct
Imported
125GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.44GWImporting

In 82.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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