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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 October 2016

On Monday 17 October, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind6.06 GW18%Hydro0.35 GW1%Solar1.12 GW3%Gas15.24 GW45%Coal2.03 GW6%Imports1.17 GW3%Nuclear8.16 GW24%32.8GW AVERAGE18%45%24%
Price
£36.39/MWh
Day average £36.39
Demand32.8GW
Generation 33.0Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables22%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 17 October 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 18:35. The price £36.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 14:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £12.28/MWh at 04:30 to £71.05/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 46% 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 1.123.3%Wind 6.0617.7%Gas 15.2444.7%Hydro 0.351.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1623.9%Coal 2.035.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 18:35
Low 21.3 · 04:30Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
19 Out
21
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 17 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 October 2016, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Oct
Imported
19GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.10GW out

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

Average0.63GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 17.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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