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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 31 October 2023

On Tuesday 31 October, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind7.69 GW24%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass2.17 GW7%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas8.81 GW27%Coal1.13 GW4%Imports6.63 GW20%Nuclear4.68 GW14%31.6GW AVERAGE24%27%20%14%
Price
£93.27/MWh
Day average £93.27
Demand31.6GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 5.9
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables28%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 31 October 2023, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £93.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 15:30 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.83/MWh at 03:30 to £122.70/MWh at 16:30. 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 0.712.2%Wind 7.6923.8%Gas 8.8127.2%Hydro 0.511.6%Biomass 2.176.7%Nuclear 4.6814.5%Coal 1.133.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 5.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 17:20
Low 22.1 · 04:15Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 5.9 GW
Net imports135GWh
In
149 Out
14
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 31 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 31 October 2023, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 31 Oct
Imported
149GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
135GWh
Average net flow
5.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.39GWImporting

In 81.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWGenerating

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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