Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 October 2016

On Saturday 8 October, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind1.57 GW5%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas16.90 GW57%Coal2.58 GW9%Imports1.17 GW4%Nuclear6.72 GW22%29.1GW AVERAGE57%9%22%
Price
£46.23/MWh
Day average £46.23
Demand29.1GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables8%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 October 2016, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 18:50. The price £46.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.64/MWh at 03:30 to £108.78/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 59% 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 0.662.2%Wind 1.575.3%Gas 16.9056.6%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7222.5%Coal 2.588.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 18:50
Low 21.0 · 04:40Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports17GWh
In
20 Out
3
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 8 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 October 2016, Great Britain imported 20 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Oct
Imported
20GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
17GWh
Average net flow
0.70GW 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

Average0.13GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 1.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 15.1 GWh

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