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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 October 2016

On Thursday 13 October, demand averaged 33.6 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

33.6GW AVERAGEWind4.96 GW14%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas18.46 GW53%Coal1.72 GW5%Imports1.32 GW4%Nuclear7.60 GW22%33.6GW AVERAGE14%53%22%
Price
£46.15/MWh
Day average £46.15
Demand33.6GW
Generation 33.8Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables17%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 October 2016, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 18:45. The price £46.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.21/MWh at 05:30 to £127.41/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 55% 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 0.802.3%Wind 4.9614.1%Gas 18.4652.6%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6021.7%Coal 1.724.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.6avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 18:45
Low 22.6 · 04:15Avg 33.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers −0.2 GW
Net imports0GWh
In
23 Out
23
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 13 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 October 2016, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Oct
Imported
23GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
0GWh
Average net flow
0.02GW 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

Average0.36GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 13.5 GWh

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