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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 October 2024

On Saturday 12 October, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind13.80 GW47%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.12 GW4%Solar1.10 GW4%Gas4.00 GW14%Imports5.38 GW18%Nuclear3.46 GW12%28.5GW AVERAGE47%14%18%12%
Price
£70.42/MWh
Day average £70.42
Demand28.5GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables52%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
83g/kWh
0Day average 83300
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Key moments

On Saturday 12 October 2024, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 83 g/kWh and the price £70.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.4 GW at 20:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (121 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.81/MWh at 22:30 to £97.64/MWh at 10:00. Wind made 58% 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 1.103.8%Wind 13.8047.3%Gas 4.0013.7%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 1.123.8%Nuclear 3.4611.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 11:30
Low 22.1 · 04:00Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports117GWh
In
126 Out
9
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 12 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 12 October 2024, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 12 Oct
Imported
126GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
117GWh
Average net flow
4.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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