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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 October 2017

On Saturday 7 October, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind8.84 GW30%Hydro0.45 GW2%Solar0.48 GW2%Gas9.68 GW33%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports2.70 GW9%Nuclear7.34 GW25%29.0GW AVERAGE30%33%9%25%
Price
£44.27/MWh
Day average £44.27
Demand29.0GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 October 2017, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £44.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 12:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.48/MWh at 04:30 to £69.60/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.481.6%Wind 8.8429.9%Gas 9.6832.7%Hydro 0.451.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3424.8%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 18:50
Low 20.4 · 04:55Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
57 Out
4
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 7 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 October 2017, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Oct
Imported
57GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.20GW 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

Average1.06GWImporting

In 28.4 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 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 7.6 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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