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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 October 2023

On Monday 30 October, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind9.62 GW30%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar0.91 GW3%Gas9.80 GW30%Coal1.05 GW3%Imports3.94 GW12%Nuclear4.55 GW14%30.8GW AVERAGE30%30%12%14%
Price
£93.68/MWh
Day average £93.68
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables34%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
157g/kWh
0Day average 157300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 October 2023, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 157 g/kWh and the price £93.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£17.34/MWh at 00:00 to £164.18/MWh at 16:30. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Gas made 34% 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 0.912.8%Wind 9.6229.7%Gas 9.8030.3%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 2.026.2%Nuclear 4.5514.1%Coal 1.053.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 18:15
Low 20.5 · 03:50Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
87 Out
29
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 30 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 October 2023, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Oct
Imported
87GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.19GWImporting

In 52.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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