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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 October 2023

On Sunday 29 October, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind13.94 GW47%Hydro0.45 GW2%Biomass1.19 GW4%Solar0.85 GW3%Gas3.89 GW13%Coal0.45 GW2%Imports4.21 GW14%Nuclear4.68 GW16%28.0GW AVERAGE47%13%14%16%
Price
£58.47/MWh
Day average £58.47
Demand28.0GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables51%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
89g/kWh
0Day average 89300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 October 2023, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 17:35. Carbon intensity averaged 89 g/kWh and the price £58.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 19:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (141 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£10.49/MWh at 23:30 to £131.33/MWh at 13:00. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 55% 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 0.852.9%Wind 13.9447.0%Gas 3.8913.1%Hydro 0.451.5%Biomass 1.194.0%Nuclear 4.6815.8%Coal 0.451.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 17:35
Low 20.4 · 03:35Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
103 Out
23
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 29 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 October 2023, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Oct
Imported
103GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.57GWImporting

In 64.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.89GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.59GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 17.5 GWh

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