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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 October 2017

On Thursday 12 October, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind8.37 GW25%Hydro0.39 GW1%Solar1.26 GW4%Gas13.76 GW40%Coal0.93 GW3%Imports1.83 GW5%Nuclear7.61 GW22%32.6GW AVERAGE25%40%22%
Price
£39.88/MWh
Day average £39.88
Demand32.6GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables29%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 October 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £39.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (310 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.65/MWh at 03:00 to £63.93/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.263.7%Wind 8.3724.5%Gas 13.7640.3%Hydro 0.391.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6122.3%Coal 0.932.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 19:00
Low 22.1 · 03:55Avg 32.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
37 Out
27
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 12 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 October 2017, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Oct
Imported
37GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.43GW 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

Average0.70GWExporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 25.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 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 6.5 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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