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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 October 2017

On Sunday 1 October, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind8.82 GW31%Hydro0.39 GW1%Solar0.40 GW1%Gas8.08 GW29%Imports3.01 GW11%Nuclear7.47 GW27%27.8GW AVERAGE31%29%11%27%
Price
£38.17/MWh
Day average £38.17
Demand27.8GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables34%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 October 2017, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £38.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 19:25. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.34/MWh at 23:30 to £69.21/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.401.4%Wind 8.8231.3%Gas 8.0828.7%Hydro 0.391.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4726.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 19:05
Low 19.4 · 04:50Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 1 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 October 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Oct
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW 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

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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