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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 October 2024

On Wednesday 9 October, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind11.79 GW37%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.41 GW8%Solar0.88 GW3%Gas7.24 GW23%Imports4.74 GW15%Nuclear4.35 GW14%30.6GW AVERAGE37%8%23%15%14%
Price
£68.53/MWh
Day average £68.53
Demand30.6GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables41%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 October 2024, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £68.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.7 GW at 20:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (48 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.75/MWh at 03:30 to £103.36/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 44% 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 0.882.8%Wind 11.7937.2%Gas 7.2422.9%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 2.417.6%Nuclear 4.3513.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 19:05
Low 21.8 · 04:05Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
108 Out
17
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 October 2024, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Oct
Imported
108GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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