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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 October 2024

On Wednesday 16 October, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind12.83 GW39%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW7%Solar0.49 GW1%Gas9.32 GW28%Imports3.66 GW11%Nuclear3.99 GW12%31.6GW AVERAGE39%7%28%11%12%
Price
£74.91/MWh
Day average £74.91
Demand31.6GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables41%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 October 2024, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 13:20. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £74.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.8 GW at 00:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (185 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.33/MWh at 03:30 to £104.22/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.491.5%Wind 12.8339.0%Gas 9.3228.3%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 2.357.1%Nuclear 3.9912.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 13:20
Low 23.0 · 04:05Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
82 Out
24
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 16 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 October 2024, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 16 Oct
Imported
82GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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