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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 October 2016

On Thursday 20 October, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind2.67 GW8%Hydro0.36 GW1%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas18.29 GW52%Coal3.17 GW9%Imports1.45 GW4%Nuclear8.23 GW24%33.8GW AVERAGE8%52%9%24%
Price
£57.18/MWh
Day average £57.18
Demand33.8GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables11%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 October 2016, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 18:35. The price £57.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 07:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.10/MWh at 00:30 to £248.92/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.712.0%Wind 2.677.7%Gas 18.2952.4%Hydro 0.361.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2323.6%Coal 3.179.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 18:35
Low 22.9 · 04:25Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
25 Out
16
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 20 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 October 2016, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Oct
Imported
25GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.37GW 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

Average0.42GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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