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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 October 2016

On Tuesday 4 October, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind6.01 GW18%Hydro0.34 GW1%Solar1.34 GW4%Gas14.72 GW45%Coal1.62 GW5%Imports1.52 GW5%Nuclear7.23 GW22%32.1GW AVERAGE18%45%22%
Price
£32.68/MWh
Day average £32.68
Demand32.1GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables23%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 October 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 19:05. The price £32.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 21:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £22.12/MWh at 05:30 to £54.85/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 47% 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 1.344.1%Wind 6.0118.3%Gas 14.7244.9%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2322.1%Coal 1.624.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 19:05
Low 21.6 · 04:10Avg 32.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
29 Out
5
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 4 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 October 2016, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Oct
Imported
29GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
1.01GW 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

Average0.14GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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