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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 October 2016

On Sunday 30 October, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 4%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind0.77 GW3%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar0.35 GW1%Gas15.80 GW52%Coal2.61 GW9%Imports2.80 GW9%Nuclear7.67 GW25%29.7GW AVERAGE52%9%9%25%
Price
£44.18/MWh
Day average £44.18
Demand29.7GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables4%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 30 October 2016, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 17:25. The price £44.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.39/MWh at 04:00 to £106.33/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 58% 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 0.351.1%Wind 0.772.6%Gas 15.8052.3%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6725.4%Coal 2.618.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.2GW · 17:25
Low 21.0 · 04:25Avg 29.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
63 Out
1
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 30 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 October 2016, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Oct
Imported
63GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.48GW 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

Average1.58GWImporting

In 39.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 12.0 GWh

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