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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 29 October 2024

On Tuesday 29 October, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind3.97 GW12%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.80 GW9%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas15.37 GW48%Imports4.95 GW15%Nuclear3.96 GW12%30.5GW AVERAGE12%9%48%15%12%
Price
£94.77/MWh
Day average £94.77
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables16%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
208g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 29 October 2024, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 12%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £94.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 09:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.22/MWh at 07:00 to £134.75/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.742.3%Wind 3.9712.3%Gas 15.3747.8%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 2.808.7%Nuclear 3.9612.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 18:05
Low 21.6 · 04:05Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
112 Out
37
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 29 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 29 October 2024, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 29 Oct
Imported
112GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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