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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 October 2024

On Wednesday 30 October, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind2.89 GW9%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.87 GW9%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas15.43 GW49%Imports5.65 GW18%Nuclear3.96 GW13%30.4GW AVERAGE9%9%49%18%13%
Price
£95.79/MWh
Day average £95.79
Demand30.4GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
217g/kWh
0Day average 217300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 30 October 2024, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 217 g/kWh and the price £95.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.31/MWh at 23:30 to £124.58/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 59% 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 0.411.3%Wind 2.899.1%Gas 15.4348.7%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 2.879.0%Nuclear 3.9612.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 17:30
Low 21.4 · 04:25Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
129 Out
29
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 30 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 30 October 2024, Great Britain imported 129 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 30 Oct
Imported
129GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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