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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 October 2016

On Tuesday 25 October, demand averaged 35.1 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

35.1GW AVERAGEWind1.42 GW4%Hydro0.28 GW1%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas19.16 GW52%Coal5.40 GW15%Imports1.87 GW5%Nuclear7.83 GW21%35.1GW AVERAGE52%15%21%
Price
£66.43/MWh
Day average £66.43
Demand35.1GW
Generation 34.7Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables6%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 October 2016, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 18:30. The price £66.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 03:00 to £251.56/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 0.651.8%Wind 1.423.9%Gas 19.1652.3%Hydro 0.280.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8321.4%Coal 5.4014.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.1avgGeneration 34.7avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 18:30
Low 24.5 · 04:25Avg 35.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 34.7Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
35 Out
26
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 25 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 October 2016, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Oct
Imported
35GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.38GW 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

Average0.78GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 24.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 9.9 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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