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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 October 2016

On Thursday 27 October, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind6.16 GW17%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar0.57 GW2%Gas17.10 GW47%Coal3.31 GW9%Imports1.38 GW4%Nuclear7.70 GW21%34.3GW AVERAGE17%47%9%21%
Price
£40.98/MWh
Day average £40.98
Demand34.3GW
Generation 35.0Transfers −0.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables19%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 October 2016, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 18:15. The price £40.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 19:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £35.12/MWh at 23:30 to £55.05/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.571.6%Wind 6.1616.9%Gas 17.1047.0%Hydro 0.200.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7021.1%Coal 3.319.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers −0.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 18:15
Low 23.9 · 04:45Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers −0.7 GW
Net exports9GWh
In
27 Out
37
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 October 2016, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Oct
Imported
27GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net out
9GWh
Average net flow
0.38GW 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

Average1.44GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 36.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 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 5.8 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh

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