All interconnectors
Sun 16 Oct- Imported
- 41GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 36GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.50GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 October 2016
On Sunday 16 October, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.
Price
£37.37/MWh
Day average £37.37
Demand29.0GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables25%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Sunday 16 October 2016, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 18:40. The price £37.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 14:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £32.15/MWh at 14:30 to £57.37/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.953.2%Wind 6.1320.6%Gas 11.9340.2%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8826.5%Coal 0.692.3%
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Demand 23.3Generation 23.9Transfers -0.6
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Demand 29.0avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 1.2avg
Peak demand38.1GW · 18:40
Low 20.4 · 04:50Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports36GWh
In41
Out5
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 3%
Transfers · Sun 16 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 16 October 2016, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (4 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.40GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 13.6 GWhOut 4.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.20GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 5.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.90GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.35GWPumping
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Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 12.4 GWh
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