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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 October 2024

On Saturday 19 October, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind7.56 GW27%Hydro0.43 GW2%Biomass2.89 GW10%Solar1.50 GW5%Gas7.51 GW27%Imports4.11 GW15%Nuclear3.66 GW13%27.0GW AVERAGE27%10%27%15%13%
Price
£90.85/MWh
Day average £90.85
Demand27.0GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables34%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 October 2024, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £90.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.20/MWh at 02:00 to £131.68/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 32% 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 1.505.4%Wind 7.5627.3%Gas 7.5127.1%Hydro 0.431.6%Biomass 2.8910.5%Nuclear 3.6613.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 12:40
Low 20.4 · 04:40Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
87 Out
14
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 32%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sat 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 October 2024, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Oct
Imported
87GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.43GWGenerating

Generated 11.4 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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