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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 October 2024

On Monday 14 October, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind4.31 GW13%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.91 GW9%Solar0.99 GW3%Gas15.80 GW48%Imports4.30 GW13%Nuclear3.87 GW12%31.5GW AVERAGE13%9%48%13%12%
Price
£152.17/MWh
Day average £152.17
Demand31.5GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables17%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 October 2024, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 13%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £152.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (137 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.15/MWh at 00:30 to £605.17/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.993.1%Wind 4.3113.2%Gas 15.8048.5%Hydro 0.381.2%Biomass 2.918.9%Nuclear 3.8711.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 12:10
Low 22.3 · 04:10Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
96 Out
20
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 October 2024, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Oct
Imported
96GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.07GWImporting

In 25.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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