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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 October 2016

On Friday 14 October, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind4.13 GW12%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas18.18 GW53%Coal2.06 GW6%Imports1.40 GW4%Nuclear7.69 GW22%33.1GW AVERAGE12%53%22%
Price
£40.72/MWh
Day average £40.72
Demand33.1GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables15%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 14 October 2016, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 18:40. The price £40.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 10:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.69/MWh at 03:00 to £68.09/MWh at 18:30. 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 0.732.1%Wind 4.1312.0%Gas 18.1852.9%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6922.4%Coal 2.066.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 18:40
Low 22.7 · 04:15Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
25 Out
20
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 October 2016, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Oct
Imported
25GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.20GW 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

Average0.39GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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