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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 October 2017

On Monday 16 October, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind7.36 GW22%Hydro0.54 GW2%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas13.55 GW41%Coal1.75 GW5%Imports1.99 GW6%Nuclear7.33 GW22%32.2GW AVERAGE22%41%22%
Price
£45.05/MWh
Day average £45.05
Demand32.2GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables26%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
255g/kWh
0Day average 255300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 October 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 255 g/kWh and the price £45.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 09:00 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.50/MWh at 23:30 to £61.55/MWh at 07:30. 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 0.712.1%Wind 7.3622.1%Gas 13.5540.8%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3322.0%Coal 1.755.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 18:40
Low 21.1 · 03:50Avg 32.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
41 Out
13
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 16 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 October 2017, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Oct
Imported
41GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.19GW 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

Average0.36GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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