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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 October 2024

On Wednesday 23 October, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind8.70 GW27%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass2.80 GW9%Solar1.21 GW4%Gas11.50 GW36%Imports3.11 GW10%Nuclear3.88 GW12%31.1GW AVERAGE27%9%36%10%12%
Price
£89.11/MWh
Day average £89.11
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables33%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 October 2024, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £89.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.82/MWh at 23:30 to £130.59/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.213.8%Wind 8.7027.5%Gas 11.5036.3%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 2.808.8%Nuclear 3.8812.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 11:00
Low 22.5 · 04:10Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
70 Out
11
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 October 2024, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Oct
Imported
70GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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