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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 October 2024

On Tuesday 1 October, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind13.60 GW42%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas6.15 GW19%Imports5.03 GW16%Nuclear4.39 GW14%30.7GW AVERAGE42%19%16%14%
Price
£80.19/MWh
Day average £80.19
Demand30.7GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables45%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
94g/kWh
0Day average 94300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 October 2024, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 94 g/kWh and the price £80.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 17:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (130 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.91/MWh at 02:30 to £113.49/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.632.0%Wind 13.6042.4%Gas 6.1519.2%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.106.5%Nuclear 4.3913.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 17:20
Low 22.0 · 05:05Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
116 Out
24
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 1 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 October 2024, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Oct
Imported
116GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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