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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 October 2024

On Tuesday 15 October, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind12.79 GW39%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.76 GW8%Solar0.51 GW2%Gas9.13 GW28%Imports3.32 GW10%Nuclear3.90 GW12%31.9GW AVERAGE39%8%28%10%12%
Price
£82.80/MWh
Day average £82.80
Demand31.9GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables42%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 October 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £82.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.74/MWh at 23:30 to £109.17/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.511.5%Wind 12.7939.2%Gas 9.1327.9%Hydro 0.270.8%Biomass 2.768.4%Nuclear 3.9011.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 19:05
Low 22.9 · 05:05Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
76 Out
12
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 October 2024, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Oct
Imported
76GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.67GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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