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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 October 2024

On Saturday 26 October, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind6.85 GW24%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW8%Solar1.08 GW4%Gas8.78 GW30%Imports5.58 GW19%Nuclear3.93 GW14%27.8GW AVERAGE24%8%30%19%14%
Price
£91.16/MWh
Day average £91.16
Demand27.8GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables29%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 October 2024, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £91.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (183 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.05/MWh at 12:30 to £123.38/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 38% 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 1.083.7%Wind 6.8523.7%Gas 8.7830.4%Hydro 0.351.2%Biomass 2.308.0%Nuclear 3.9313.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 18:25
Low 20.7 · 05:10Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
132 Out
22
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 October 2024, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Oct
Imported
132GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 48.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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