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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 October 2024

On Tuesday 22 October, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind9.40 GW30%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.76 GW9%Solar1.41 GW4%Gas10.27 GW32%Imports3.62 GW11%Nuclear3.85 GW12%30.7GW AVERAGE30%9%32%11%12%
Price
£77.85/MWh
Day average £77.85
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables36%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 October 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £77.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 03:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.02/MWh at 03:30 to £114.05/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 36% 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 1.414.4%Wind 9.4029.5%Gas 10.2732.3%Hydro 0.551.7%Biomass 2.768.7%Nuclear 3.8512.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 10:30
Low 21.7 · 04:30Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
82 Out
26
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 October 2024, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Oct
Imported
82GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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