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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 October 2017

On Sunday 8 October, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind1.68 GW6%Hydro0.53 GW2%Solar1.06 GW4%Gas14.24 GW49%Coal0.75 GW3%Imports3.29 GW11%Nuclear7.46 GW26%28.6GW AVERAGE49%11%26%
Price
£48.45/MWh
Day average £48.45
Demand28.6GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables11%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 October 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £48.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (195 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (319 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.48/MWh at 00:30 to £94.63/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.063.7%Wind 1.685.8%Gas 14.2449.1%Hydro 0.531.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4625.7%Coal 0.752.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 19:00
Low 20.4 · 04:40Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
72 Out
1
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 8 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 October 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Oct
Imported
72GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW 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

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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