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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 October 2016

On Monday 10 October, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind1.90 GW6%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar1.25 GW4%Gas19.16 GW57%Coal3.13 GW9%Imports1.11 GW3%Nuclear7.15 GW21%32.9GW AVERAGE57%9%21%
Price
£49.57/MWh
Day average £49.57
Demand32.9GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels57%
Renewables10%
Other24%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 10 October 2016, gas supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 18:45. The price £49.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £28.24/MWh at 00:30 to £160.14/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 58% 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 1.253.7%Wind 1.905.6%Gas 19.1656.5%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1521.1%Coal 3.139.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 18:45
Low 21.4 · 04:15Avg 32.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports3GWh
In
16 Out
12
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 10 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 October 2016, Great Britain imported 16 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Oct
Imported
16GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
3GWh
Average net flow
0.14GW 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

Average0.34GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 10.9 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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