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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 October 2024

On Thursday 3 October, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind5.43 GW18%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.49 GW8%Solar2.06 GW7%Gas10.35 GW34%Imports5.37 GW18%Nuclear4.42 GW15%30.1GW AVERAGE18%8%34%18%15%
Price
£82.47/MWh
Day average £82.47
Demand30.1GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables25%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 October 2024, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £82.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.14/MWh at 10:30 to £110.45/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.066.8%Wind 5.4317.9%Gas 10.3534.2%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.498.2%Nuclear 4.4214.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 10:00
Low 21.8 · 05:05Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
127 Out
4
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 3 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 October 2024, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Oct
Imported
127GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 3.5 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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