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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 October 2017

On Monday 23 October, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind5.30 GW15%Hydro0.65 GW2%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas17.41 GW49%Coal2.34 GW7%Imports1.98 GW6%Nuclear7.20 GW20%33.4GW AVERAGE15%49%20%
Price
£51.15/MWh
Day average £51.15
Demand33.4GW
Generation 33.2Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables18%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
302g/kWh
0Day average 302300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 October 2017, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 302 g/kWh and the price £51.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 06:30. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 14:30 (366 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.55/MWh at 04:30 to £73.81/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 52% 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 0.330.9%Wind 5.3015.1%Gas 17.4149.4%Hydro 0.651.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2020.4%Coal 2.346.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 18:30
Low 22.2 · 04:15Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports5GWh
In
37 Out
32
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 October 2017, Great Britain imported 37 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Oct
Imported
37GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
5GWh
Average net flow
0.20GW 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

Average0.57GWExporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 24.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 10.5 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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