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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 October 2024

On Monday 7 October, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind7.64 GW25%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.48 GW8%Solar1.80 GW6%Gas9.09 GW29%Imports5.37 GW17%Nuclear4.42 GW14%29.8GW AVERAGE25%8%29%17%14%
Price
£78.29/MWh
Day average £78.29
Demand29.8GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables31%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
137g/kWh
0Day average 137300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 October 2024, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 137 g/kWh and the price £78.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 02:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.77/MWh at 03:00 to £134.32/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 35% 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 1.805.8%Wind 7.6424.6%Gas 9.0929.3%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 2.488.0%Nuclear 4.4214.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 10:30
Low 20.7 · 04:50Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
122 Out
22
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 7 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 October 2024, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Oct
Imported
122GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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