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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 October 2016

On Wednesday 26 October, demand averaged 34.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

34.4GW AVERAGEWind4.43 GW12%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas18.30 GW50%Coal3.77 GW10%Imports1.45 GW4%Nuclear7.83 GW21%34.4GW AVERAGE12%50%10%21%
Price
£44.73/MWh
Day average £44.73
Demand34.4GW
Generation 35.2Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables14%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 October 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 18:30. The price £44.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.72/MWh at 05:30 to £67.17/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 52% 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 4.4312.1%Gas 18.3050.0%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8321.4%Coal 3.7710.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.4avgGeneration 35.2avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 18:30
Low 23.7 · 04:25Avg 34.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 35.2Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports13GWh
In
27 Out
40
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 October 2016, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 40 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Oct
Imported
27GWh
Exported
40GWh
Net out
13GWh
Average net flow
0.52GW out

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

Average1.42GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 37.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 2.3 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

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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