Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 19 October 2016

On Wednesday 19 October, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind4.38 GW13%Hydro0.40 GW1%Solar0.78 GW2%Gas17.70 GW51%Coal2.42 GW7%Imports1.00 GW3%Nuclear8.23 GW24%33.7GW AVERAGE13%51%24%
Price
£42.85/MWh
Day average £42.85
Demand33.7GW
Generation 33.9Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables16%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 19 October 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 18:35. The price £42.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £25.25/MWh at 00:30 to £83.75/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.782.2%Wind 4.3812.5%Gas 17.7050.7%Hydro 0.401.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2323.6%Coal 2.426.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 33.9avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 18:35
Low 22.7 · 04:25Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 33.9Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports4GWh
In
17 Out
20
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 19 October 2016, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 19 Oct
Imported
17GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net out
4GWh
Average net flow
0.15GW 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

Average0.44GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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