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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 October 2016

On Thursday 6 October, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind5.75 GW17%Hydro0.37 GW1%Solar1.13 GW3%Gas16.12 GW48%Coal2.01 GW6%Imports1.27 GW4%Nuclear7.14 GW21%32.8GW AVERAGE17%48%21%
Price
£40.41/MWh
Day average £40.41
Demand32.8GW
Generation 32.5Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables21%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 October 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 40.8 GW at 19:00. The price £40.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.63/MWh at 03:00 to £87.16/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 50% 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 1.133.4%Wind 5.7517.0%Gas 16.1247.7%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1421.1%Coal 2.015.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 32.5avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.8GW · 19:00
Low 22.1 · 04:20Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 32.5Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
21 Out
13
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 6 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 October 2016, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Oct
Imported
21GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.35GW 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

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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