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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 October 2016

On Tuesday 11 October, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind2.69 GW8%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar1.09 GW3%Gas19.55 GW56%Coal2.29 GW7%Imports1.38 GW4%Nuclear7.47 GW22%33.4GW AVERAGE8%56%22%
Price
£59.78/MWh
Day average £59.78
Demand33.4GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables12%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 October 2016, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 18:45. The price £59.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 19:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.00/MWh at 03:00 to £153.18/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 1.093.1%Wind 2.697.8%Gas 19.5556.4%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4721.5%Coal 2.296.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 18:45
Low 22.6 · 04:15Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
22 Out
16
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 11 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 October 2016, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Oct
Imported
22GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.24GW 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

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 2.3 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 10.9 GWhPumped 13.4 GWh

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