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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 October 2024

On Thursday 24 October, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind13.75 GW42%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.43 GW7%Solar1.44 GW4%Gas7.75 GW24%Imports3.30 GW10%Nuclear3.88 GW12%31.4GW AVERAGE42%7%24%10%12%
Price
£85.34/MWh
Day average £85.34
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables47%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
121g/kWh
0Day average 121300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 October 2024, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 121 g/kWh and the price £85.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 02:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.20/MWh at 03:30 to £122.32/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 46% 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 1.444.4%Wind 13.7541.8%Gas 7.7523.5%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 2.437.4%Nuclear 3.8811.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 12:35
Low 22.5 · 04:05Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
77 Out
26
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 October 2024, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Oct
Imported
77GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.16GWImporting

In 27.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.34GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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