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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 October 2017

On Saturday 14 October, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind6.80 GW23%Hydro0.63 GW2%Solar0.73 GW3%Gas9.74 GW34%Coal0.46 GW2%Imports2.82 GW10%Nuclear7.80 GW27%28.6GW AVERAGE23%34%10%27%
Price
£43.76/MWh
Day average £43.76
Demand28.6GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables28%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 October 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £43.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.06/MWh at 04:00 to £82.83/MWh at 19:00. 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 0.732.5%Wind 6.8023.5%Gas 9.7433.6%Hydro 0.632.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8026.9%Coal 0.461.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 18:35
Low 20.4 · 04:40Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
58 Out
1
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 14 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 October 2017, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Oct
Imported
58GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.42GW 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

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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