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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 October 2017

On Sunday 22 October, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind10.09 GW34%Hydro0.54 GW2%Solar0.81 GW3%Gas8.03 GW27%Coal0.41 GW1%Imports2.54 GW9%Nuclear6.99 GW24%28.9GW AVERAGE34%27%9%24%
Price
£40.87/MWh
Day average £40.87
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables39%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 October 2017, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £40.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.24/MWh at 03:00 to £66.81/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.812.7%Wind 10.0934.3%Gas 8.0327.3%Hydro 0.541.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9923.8%Coal 0.411.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 18:20
Low 20.6 · 04:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
55 Out
3
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 October 2017, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Oct
Imported
55GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW 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

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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