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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 21 October 2016

On Friday 21 October, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind1.66 GW5%Hydro0.34 GW1%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas18.34 GW52%Coal4.14 GW12%Imports1.51 GW4%Nuclear8.23 GW24%33.9GW AVERAGE52%12%24%
Price
£51.66/MWh
Day average £51.66
Demand33.9GW
Generation 33.5Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables8%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 21 October 2016, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 18:30. The price £51.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £36.32/MWh at 05:00 to £114.70/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 0.802.3%Wind 1.664.7%Gas 18.3452.4%Hydro 0.341.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2323.5%Coal 4.1411.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers 0.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.2GW · 18:30
Low 23.0 · 04:25Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports12GWh
In
27 Out
15
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 21 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 21 October 2016, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 21 Oct
Imported
27GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
12GWh
Average net flow
0.50GW 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

Average0.34GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 9.3 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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