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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 October 2016

On Tuesday 18 October, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind6.37 GW18%Hydro0.38 GW1%Solar1.08 GW3%Gas15.45 GW45%Coal2.21 GW6%Imports0.99 GW3%Nuclear8.23 GW24%33.5GW AVERAGE18%45%24%
Price
£41.59/MWh
Day average £41.59
Demand33.5GW
Generation 33.7Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables23%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 October 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 18:40. The price £41.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 19:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £26.18/MWh at 03:30 to £70.77/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 1.083.1%Wind 6.3718.4%Gas 15.4544.5%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2323.7%Coal 2.216.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 18:40
Low 22.4 · 04:35Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
17 Out
19
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 18 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 October 2016, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Oct
Imported
17GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.08GW 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

Average0.64GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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