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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 31 October 2016

On Monday 31 October, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind0.95 GW3%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar0.89 GW3%Gas18.47 GW54%Coal3.59 GW10%Imports2.33 GW7%Nuclear7.89 GW23%33.9GW AVERAGE54%10%23%
Price
£116.34/MWh
Day average £116.34
Demand33.9GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables6%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 31 October 2016, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 17:20. The price £116.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £36.68/MWh at 03:30 to £792.21/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.892.6%Wind 0.952.8%Gas 18.4753.7%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8922.9%Coal 3.5910.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 17:20
Low 21.9 · 03:55Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
47 Out
3
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 31 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 31 October 2016, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 31 Oct
Imported
47GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.85GW 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

Average0.79GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 8.5 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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