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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 October 2016

On Sunday 23 October, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind3.68 GW12%Hydro0.23 GW1%Solar0.93 GW3%Gas13.75 GW45%Coal2.15 GW7%Imports1.92 GW6%Nuclear8.18 GW27%30.0GW AVERAGE12%45%27%
Price
£40.33/MWh
Day average £40.33
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables16%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 October 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 18:30. The price £40.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 20:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.58/MWh at 23:30 to £65.47/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 48% 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 0.933.0%Wind 3.6811.9%Gas 13.7544.6%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1826.5%Coal 2.157.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 18:30
Low 21.6 · 04:55Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
41 Out
8
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 October 2016, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Oct
Imported
41GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW 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

Average0.32GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh

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