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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 21 October 2024

On Monday 21 October, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind15.20 GW46%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas8.24 GW25%Imports2.13 GW7%Nuclear3.80 GW12%31.0GW AVERAGE46%7%25%12%
Price
£60.79/MWh
Day average £60.79
Demand31.0GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables50%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Monday 21 October 2024, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £60.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£8.47/MWh at 05:00 to £125.88/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 5 hours. Wind made 50% 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 0.621.9%Wind 15.2046.4%Gas 8.2425.2%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 2.317.1%Nuclear 3.8011.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 11:50
Low 21.9 · 04:00Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports12GWh
In
45 Out
33
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 21 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 21 October 2024, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 21 Oct
Imported
45GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
12GWh
Average net flow
0.51GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.48GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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