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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 4 October 2024

On Friday 4 October, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind9.16 GW30%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.50 GW8%Solar2.03 GW7%Gas8.32 GW27%Imports4.04 GW13%Nuclear4.69 GW15%30.1GW AVERAGE30%8%27%13%15%
Price
£82.36/MWh
Day average £82.36
Demand30.1GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables37%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Friday 4 October 2024, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £82.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.47/MWh at 03:30 to £122.87/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 34% 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 2.036.6%Wind 9.1629.6%Gas 8.3226.9%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.508.1%Nuclear 4.6915.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 11:00
Low 22.0 · 04:35Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
93 Out
17
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 4 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 4 October 2024, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 4 Oct
Imported
93GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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