All interconnectors
Mon 2 Oct- Imported
- 35GWh
- Exported
- 18GWh
- Net in
- 17GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.71GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 October 2017
On Monday 2 October, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.
Price
£32.96/MWh
Day average £32.96
Demand31.2GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables40%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordWind generation · 12.53 GWBeat 11.78 GW from 11 Jan 2017. Since beaten
- Set a new recordZero-carbon share · 88.0%Beat 86.8% from 1 Oct 2017. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest carbon intensity · 73 g/kWhBeat 92 g/kWh from 1 Oct 2017. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest gas share · 11.0%Beat 11.4% from 25 Dec 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 39.7%Beat 38.9% from 30 Apr 2017. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 274 GWhBeat 259 GWh from 11 Jan 2017. Since beaten
Key moments
On Monday 2 October 2017, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 19:10. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £32.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 10:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.41/MWh at 03:00 to £61.15/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 2 hours. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.073.3%Wind 11.4035.2%Gas 9.7530.1%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4623.0%Coal 0.471.4%
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£43.20
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Demand 23.4Generation 21.9Transfers 1.5
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Demand 31.2avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 0.6avg
Peak demand39.2GW · 19:10
Low 20.2 · 04:00Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports17GWh
In35
Out18
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 3%
Transfers · Mon 2 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 2 October 2017, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.01GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 11.4 GWhOut 11.1 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.03GWExporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 5.4 GWhOut 6.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.73GWImporting
-2
-1
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In 18.3 GWhOut 0.9 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.09GWPumping
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Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh
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