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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 October 2024

On Friday 25 October, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind4.19 GW14%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass2.85 GW9%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas13.27 GW44%Imports5.08 GW17%Nuclear3.92 GW13%29.8GW AVERAGE14%9%44%17%13%
Price
£100.01/MWh
Day average £100.01
Demand29.8GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables17%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
202g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 25 October 2024, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 202 g/kWh and the price £100.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.11/MWh at 00:00 to £145.84/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.622.0%Wind 4.1913.8%Gas 13.2743.6%Hydro 0.511.7%Biomass 2.859.4%Nuclear 3.9212.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 11:35
Low 21.5 · 04:05Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
115 Out
13
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 25 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 25 October 2024, Great Britain imported 115 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 25 Oct
Imported
115GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.23GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 48.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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