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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 October 2024

On Sunday 13 October, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind7.40 GW25%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.11 GW7%Solar1.03 GW3%Gas10.31 GW35%Imports4.83 GW16%Nuclear3.70 GW12%28.5GW AVERAGE25%7%35%16%12%
Price
£78.69/MWh
Day average £78.69
Demand28.5GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables29%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 October 2024, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £78.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.65/MWh at 06:00 to £168.52/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Gas made 41% 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 1.033.5%Wind 7.4024.9%Gas 10.3134.7%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 2.117.1%Nuclear 3.7012.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 19:05
Low 20.9 · 05:35Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
110 Out
17
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 13 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 October 2024, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Oct
Imported
110GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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