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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 20 October 2024

On Sunday 20 October, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 60%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind16.94 GW56%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass0.95 GW3%Solar0.69 GW2%Gas4.76 GW16%Imports2.65 GW9%Nuclear3.75 GW12%28.3GW AVERAGE56%16%9%12%
Price
£20.41/MWh
Day average £20.41
Demand28.3GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables60%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
78g/kWh
0Day average 78300
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Key moments

On Sunday 20 October 2024, wind supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 78 g/kWh and the price £20.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.5 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (97 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£9.74/MWh at 22:30 to £79.18/MWh at 01:00. The price was below zero for 3 hours. Wind made 62% 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 0.692.3%Wind 16.9456.4%Gas 4.7615.8%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.953.2%Nuclear 3.7512.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 13:30
Low 19.9 · 05:05Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
59 Out
21
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 62%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 20 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 20 October 2024, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 20 Oct
Imported
59GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.41GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 4.8 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.72GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 21.4 GWh

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