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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 October 2024

On Thursday 17 October, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind7.39 GW24%Hydro0.39 GW1%Biomass2.92 GW9%Solar1.76 GW6%Gas10.43 GW34%Imports3.98 GW13%Nuclear4.10 GW13%30.1GW AVERAGE24%9%34%13%13%
Price
£89.71/MWh
Day average £89.71
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 October 2024, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £89.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 14:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.09/MWh at 13:00 to £114.72/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 39% 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 1.765.7%Wind 7.3923.9%Gas 10.4333.7%Hydro 0.391.3%Biomass 2.929.4%Nuclear 4.1013.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 11:00
Low 21.7 · 04:55Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
92 Out
19
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 17 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 October 2024, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Oct
Imported
92GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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