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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 October 2016

On Friday 28 October, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

33.7GW AVERAGEWind3.37 GW10%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar0.47 GW1%Gas18.13 GW51%Coal3.78 GW11%Imports1.65 GW5%Nuclear7.63 GW22%33.7GW AVERAGE10%51%11%22%
Price
£43.25/MWh
Day average £43.25
Demand33.7GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.0
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables12%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 28 October 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 41.9 GW at 18:10. The price £43.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £1.61/MWh at 04:00 to £85.01/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.471.3%Wind 3.379.5%Gas 18.1351.4%Hydro 0.270.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6321.6%Coal 3.7810.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.7avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 0.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.9GW · 18:10
Low 23.5 · 04:30Avg 33.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.0 GW
Net imports1GWh
In
29 Out
29
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Fri 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 October 2016, Great Britain imported 29 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Oct
Imported
29GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
1GWh
Average net flow
0.03GW 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

Average0.94GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 27.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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