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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 October 2024

On Monday 28 October, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind8.75 GW28%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW7%Solar0.50 GW2%Gas10.88 GW34%Imports4.99 GW16%Nuclear3.95 GW12%30.4GW AVERAGE28%34%16%12%
Price
£73.65/MWh
Day average £73.65
Demand30.4GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 October 2024, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £73.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 00:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (234 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.70/MWh at 03:30 to £115.06/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 41% 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 0.501.6%Wind 8.7527.6%Gas 10.8834.4%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 2.156.8%Nuclear 3.9512.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 17:15
Low 20.5 · 04:40Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
117 Out
27
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 October 2024, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Oct
Imported
117GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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