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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 October 2016

On Wednesday 12 October, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind3.79 GW11%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar0.90 GW3%Gas18.86 GW54%Coal2.10 GW6%Imports1.45 GW4%Nuclear7.52 GW22%33.5GW AVERAGE11%54%22%
Price
£63.56/MWh
Day average £63.56
Demand33.5GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables14%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 October 2016, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 18:45. The price £63.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:30 to £238.03/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.902.6%Wind 3.7910.9%Gas 18.8654.1%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5221.6%Coal 2.106.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 18:45
Low 22.5 · 03:55Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
23 Out
19
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 12 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 October 2016, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Oct
Imported
23GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.18GW 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

Average0.47GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 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 11.7 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh

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