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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 October 2024

On Sunday 27 October, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind9.30 GW33%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW8%Solar1.71 GW6%Gas5.41 GW19%Imports5.26 GW19%Nuclear3.94 GW14%27.5GW AVERAGE33%8%19%19%14%
Price
£76.38/MWh
Day average £76.38
Demand27.5GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables40%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
103g/kWh
0Day average 103300
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 October 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 103 g/kWh and the price £76.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (166 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.46/MWh at 23:30 to £118.85/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 40% 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 1.716.0%Wind 9.3032.8%Gas 5.4119.1%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 2.378.4%Nuclear 3.9413.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 17:50
Low 19.8 · 03:45Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports120GWh
In
131 Out
11
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 October 2024, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Oct
Imported
131GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
120GWh
Average net flow
4.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 48.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 34.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.39GWPumping

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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