Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 October 2016

On Saturday 29 October, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 4%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind0.77 GW2%Hydro0.22 GW1%Solar0.28 GW1%Gas18.09 GW58%Coal2.61 GW8%Imports1.80 GW6%Nuclear7.63 GW24%30.5GW AVERAGE58%8%24%
Price
£44.29/MWh
Day average £44.29
Demand30.5GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables4%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 29 October 2016, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 18:05. The price £44.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £36.86/MWh at 23:30 to £68.61/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 61% 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 0.280.9%Wind 0.772.5%Gas 18.0957.6%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6324.3%Coal 2.618.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 18:05
Low 22.3 · 04:55Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports22GWh
In
36 Out
13
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 29 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 October 2016, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Oct
Imported
36GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
22GWh
Average net flow
0.93GW 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

Average0.20GWExporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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