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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 31 October 2024

On Thursday 31 October, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind8.61 GW27%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.82 GW9%Solar0.79 GW2%Gas10.26 GW32%Imports5.35 GW17%Nuclear4.12 GW13%30.9GW AVERAGE27%9%32%17%13%
Price
£85.67/MWh
Day average £85.67
Demand30.9GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables30%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Thursday 31 October 2024, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £85.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 14:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (99 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.73/MWh at 04:30 to £111.48/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 0.792.5%Wind 8.6126.7%Gas 10.2631.8%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 2.828.7%Nuclear 4.1212.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:30
Low 22.1 · 05:00Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
126 Out
26
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 31 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 31 October 2024, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 31 Oct
Imported
126GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.69GWImporting

In 40.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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