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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 October 2024

On Thursday 10 October, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind10.74 GW33%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.23 GW7%Solar1.58 GW5%Gas8.26 GW25%Imports5.36 GW16%Nuclear4.14 GW13%31.2GW AVERAGE33%25%16%13%
Price
£82.35/MWh
Day average £82.35
Demand31.2GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables39%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
122g/kWh
0Day average 122300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 October 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £82.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.82/MWh at 03:00 to £122.51/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 40% 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 1.584.8%Wind 10.7433.0%Gas 8.2625.4%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.236.8%Nuclear 4.1412.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:15
Low 22.7 · 04:55Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
119 Out
26
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 10 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 October 2024, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Oct
Imported
119GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.96GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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