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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 October 2016

On Sunday 2 October, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind2.43 GW9%Hydro0.49 GW2%Solar1.66 GW6%Gas13.21 GW47%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports2.59 GW9%Nuclear7.20 GW26%27.5GW AVERAGE9%47%9%26%
Price
£38.20/MWh
Day average £38.20
Demand27.5GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables16%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 October 2016, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 19:15. The price £38.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £26.46/MWh at 05:30 to £120.14/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 52% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.665.9%Wind 2.438.6%Gas 13.2146.9%Hydro 0.491.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2025.6%Coal 0.602.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 19:15
Low 19.1 · 04:40Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
54 Out
3
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 2%Wind 9%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 2 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 October 2016, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Oct
Imported
54GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.13GWImporting

In 28.4 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 14.3 GWh

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