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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 October 2024

On Saturday 5 October, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind11.40 GW40%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass2.51 GW9%Solar2.19 GW8%Gas3.14 GW11%Imports4.16 GW15%Nuclear4.80 GW17%27.6GW AVERAGE40%9%8%11%15%17%
Price
£75.77/MWh
Day average £75.77
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables48%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
65g/kWh
0Day average 65300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 October 2024, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 19:10. Carbon intensity averaged 65 g/kWh and the price £75.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (34 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (100 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.40/MWh at 23:30 to £114.21/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 47% 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 2.197.7%Wind 11.4040.2%Gas 3.1411.1%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 2.518.9%Nuclear 4.8016.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 19:10
Low 21.3 · 04:30Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
98 Out
12
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 5 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 October 2024, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Oct
Imported
98GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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