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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 October 2017

On Wednesday 11 October, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind10.15 GW30%Hydro0.42 GW1%Solar0.44 GW1%Gas12.02 GW36%Coal1.51 GW4%Imports1.72 GW5%Nuclear7.56 GW22%32.4GW AVERAGE30%36%22%
Price
£39.65/MWh
Day average £39.65
Demand32.4GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables33%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 October 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £39.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 09:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.41/MWh at 04:00 to £48.69/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 37% 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 0.441.3%Wind 10.1530.0%Gas 12.0235.6%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5622.4%Coal 1.514.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 18:50
Low 21.2 · 04:25Avg 32.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
34 Out
24
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 1%

Transfers · Wed 11 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 October 2017, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Oct
Imported
34GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.41GW 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

Average0.62GWExporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 20.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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