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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 October 2024

On Sunday 6 October, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind12.68 GW44%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass1.63 GW6%Solar0.67 GW2%Gas4.93 GW17%Imports4.44 GW15%Nuclear4.52 GW16%27.6GW AVERAGE44%17%15%16%
Price
£81.92/MWh
Day average £81.92
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables47%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 October 2024, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £81.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (46 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.59/MWh at 00:00 to £115.00/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 52% 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 0.672.3%Wind 12.6843.7%Gas 4.9317.0%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 1.635.6%Nuclear 4.5215.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 17:20
Low 20.4 · 05:45Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
103 Out
27
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 52%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 6 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 October 2024, Great Britain imported 103 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Oct
Imported
103GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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