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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 October 2016

On Wednesday 5 October, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind7.56 GW23%Hydro0.33 GW1%Solar1.62 GW5%Gas13.31 GW41%Coal1.13 GW3%Imports1.44 GW4%Nuclear7.23 GW22%31.9GW AVERAGE23%41%22%
Price
£40.16/MWh
Day average £40.16
Demand31.9GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 0.7
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables29%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 October 2016, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 19:00. The price £40.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.41/MWh at 03:00 to £76.83/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.625.0%Wind 7.5623.2%Gas 13.3140.8%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2322.2%Coal 1.133.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 19:00
Low 21.4 · 04:10Avg 31.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 0.7 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
26 Out
8
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 5 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 October 2016, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Oct
Imported
26GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.74GW 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

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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