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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 October 2016

On Sunday 9 October, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind1.40 GW5%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar1.26 GW4%Gas17.14 GW58%Coal1.73 GW6%Imports0.97 GW3%Nuclear6.68 GW23%28.4GW AVERAGE58%23%
Price
£41.44/MWh
Day average £41.44
Demand28.4GW
Generation 28.4Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables10%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 October 2016, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 18:55. The price £41.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £28.07/MWh at 03:30 to £122.19/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 60% 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 1.264.3%Wind 1.404.7%Gas 17.1458.3%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6822.7%Coal 1.735.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 18:55
Low 20.2 · 04:45Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers −0.1 GW
Net imports7GWh
In
17 Out
10
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 October 2016, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Oct
Imported
17GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
7GWh
Average net flow
0.29GW 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

Average0.04GWImporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.37GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 15.1 GWh

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