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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 October 2024

On Wednesday 2 October, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind11.03 GW35%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.58 GW8%Solar1.07 GW3%Gas8.27 GW26%Imports4.23 GW13%Nuclear4.40 GW14%30.5GW AVERAGE35%8%26%13%14%
Price
£84.12/MWh
Day average £84.12
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables39%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 October 2024, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £84.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.70/MWh at 04:30 to £112.22/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 40% 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 1.073.4%Wind 11.0334.7%Gas 8.2726.1%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.588.1%Nuclear 4.4013.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:00
Low 21.4 · 05:05Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
99 Out
27
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 2 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 October 2024, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Oct
Imported
99GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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