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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 October 2017

On Sunday 15 October, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind6.41 GW22%Hydro0.47 GW2%Solar0.92 GW3%Gas9.87 GW34%Coal0.24 GW1%Imports3.04 GW11%Nuclear7.71 GW27%27.9GW AVERAGE22%34%11%27%
Price
£45.51/MWh
Day average £45.51
Demand27.9GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables27%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
186g/kWh
0Day average 186300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 October 2017, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 186 g/kWh and the price £45.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 13:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (277 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.50/MWh at 04:30 to £81.14/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 39% 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 0.923.2%Wind 6.4122.4%Gas 9.8734.4%Hydro 0.471.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7126.9%Coal 0.240.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 18:40
Low 19.6 · 04:40Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
66 Out
5
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 October 2017, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Oct
Imported
66GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW 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

Average1.58GWImporting

In 37.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 12.8 GWh

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