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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 18 October 2024

On Friday 18 October, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind10.18 GW33%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.90 GW9%Solar1.49 GW5%Gas10.17 GW32%Imports2.47 GW8%Nuclear3.83 GW12%30.2GW AVERAGE33%9%32%8%12%
Price
£78.68/MWh
Day average £78.68
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables38%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
147g/kWh
0Day average 147300
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Key moments

On Friday 18 October 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 147 g/kWh and the price £78.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 19:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.43/MWh at 14:30 to £95.74/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 35% 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 1.494.8%Wind 10.1832.5%Gas 10.1732.5%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 2.909.3%Nuclear 3.8312.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 11:00
Low 21.9 · 03:40Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
58 Out
18
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 18 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 18 October 2024, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 18 Oct
Imported
58GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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