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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 October 2024

On Tuesday 8 October, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind8.80 GW28%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.97 GW9%Solar1.10 GW4%Gas8.56 GW27%Imports5.19 GW17%Nuclear4.45 GW14%30.3GW AVERAGE28%9%27%17%14%
Price
£79.02/MWh
Day average £79.02
Demand30.3GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables32%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 October 2024, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 19:10. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £79.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.02/MWh at 23:30 to £98.68/MWh at 17:30. 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 1.103.5%Wind 8.8028.1%Gas 8.5627.4%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.979.5%Nuclear 4.4514.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 19:10
Low 21.6 · 04:05Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
123 Out
21
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 8 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 October 2024, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Oct
Imported
123GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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