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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 October 2017

On Monday 9 October, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind2.66 GW8%Hydro0.55 GW2%Solar0.63 GW2%Gas17.74 GW53%Coal2.21 GW7%Imports1.80 GW5%Nuclear7.73 GW23%32.5GW AVERAGE8%53%23%
Price
£55.14/MWh
Day average £55.14
Demand32.5GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables12%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
314g/kWh
0Day average 314300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 October 2017, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 314 g/kWh and the price £55.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (196 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (343 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.87/MWh at 02:30 to £85.62/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.631.9%Wind 2.668.0%Gas 17.7453.2%Hydro 0.551.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7323.2%Coal 2.216.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 18:45
Low 21.2 · 03:55Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
34 Out
10
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 9 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 October 2017, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (15 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Oct
Imported
34GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
0.98GW 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

Average0.32GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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