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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 October 2016

On Monday 3 October, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind4.05 GW12%Hydro0.44 GW1%Solar1.84 GW6%Gas15.19 GW47%Coal2.34 GW7%Imports1.54 GW5%Nuclear7.24 GW22%31.9GW AVERAGE12%47%7%22%
Price
£35.97/MWh
Day average £35.97
Demand31.9GW
Generation 31.1Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables19%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 3 October 2016, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 19:00. The price £35.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 22:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £26.82/MWh at 03:30 to £59.42/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 49% 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 1.845.6%Wind 4.0512.4%Gas 15.1946.5%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2422.2%Coal 2.347.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 31.1avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 19:00
Low 20.4 · 03:45Avg 31.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 31.1Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
30 Out
4
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 3 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 October 2016, Great Britain imported 30 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Oct
Imported
30GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.08GW 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

Average0.03GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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