Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 October 2016

On Saturday 15 October, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind3.64 GW12%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar0.86 GW3%Gas15.71 GW51%Coal0.83 GW3%Imports1.70 GW6%Nuclear7.75 GW25%30.0GW AVERAGE12%51%25%
Price
£44.92/MWh
Day average £44.92
Demand30.0GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables16%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 October 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 18:35. The price £44.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 20:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £32.70/MWh at 03:00 to £110.11/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.862.8%Wind 3.6411.8%Gas 15.7151.0%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7525.2%Coal 0.832.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 18:35
Low 21.9 · 04:40Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
33 Out
8
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 October 2016, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Oct
Imported
33GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.03GW 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

Average0.02GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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