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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 October 2016

On Monday 24 October, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind2.21 GW6%Hydro0.29 GW1%Solar0.41 GW1%Gas18.53 GW51%Coal5.36 GW15%Imports1.79 GW5%Nuclear7.83 GW22%34.7GW AVERAGE51%15%22%
Price
£70.36/MWh
Day average £70.36
Demand34.7GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables8%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 24 October 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 18:15. The price £70.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 06:20. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.13/MWh at 05:30 to £302.15/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.411.1%Wind 2.216.1%Gas 18.5350.9%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8321.5%Coal 5.3614.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 18:15
Low 22.9 · 04:25Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
31 Out
28
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 October 2016, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Oct
Imported
31GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.15GW 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

Average0.79GWExporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 26.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 11.6 GWhPumped 12.2 GWh

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