Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 October 2016

On Saturday 22 October, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind1.97 GW6%Hydro0.29 GW1%Solar0.82 GW3%Gas17.04 GW53%Coal2.50 GW8%Imports1.52 GW5%Nuclear8.21 GW25%30.8GW AVERAGE53%8%25%
Price
£49.39/MWh
Day average £49.39
Demand30.8GW
Generation 30.8Transfers −0.1
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables10%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 October 2016, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 18:25. The price £49.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £34.27/MWh at 05:30 to £116.86/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 0.822.5%Wind 1.976.1%Gas 17.0452.7%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2125.4%Coal 2.507.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers −0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 18:25
Low 22.7 · 04:55Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers −0.1 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
28 Out
26
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 October 2016, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Oct
Imported
28GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.06GW 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

Average0.91GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 25.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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