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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 October 2017

On Thursday 19 October, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind5.48 GW15%Hydro0.55 GW2%Solar0.22 GW1%Gas18.29 GW51%Coal2.79 GW8%Imports1.58 GW4%Nuclear6.75 GW19%33.8GW AVERAGE15%51%8%19%
Price
£47.00/MWh
Day average £47.00
Demand33.8GW
Generation 34.1Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables18%
Other23%
Carbon intensityHigh
326g/kWh
0Day average 326300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 October 2017, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 326 g/kWh and the price £47.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (240 g/kWh) and highest at 11:00 (369 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.98/MWh at 04:30 to £64.73/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 54% 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 0.220.6%Wind 5.4815.4%Gas 18.2951.3%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7518.9%Coal 2.797.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 18:30
Low 22.9 · 03:55Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports3GWh
In
28 Out
31
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 October 2017, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Oct
Imported
28GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net out
3GWh
Average net flow
0.14GW out

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

Average0.67GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 23.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 6.9 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 10.3 GWhPumped 13.9 GWh

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