All interconnectors
Tue 24 Oct- Imported
- 34GWh
- Exported
- 39GWh
- Net out
- 4GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.18GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 24 October 2017
On Tuesday 24 October, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.
Price
£43.09/MWh
Day average £43.09
Demand33.2GW
Generation 33.5Transfers −0.4
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables24%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
Key moments
On Tuesday 24 October 2017, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £43.09/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 12:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (190 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (301 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.53/MWh at 00:30 to £60.45/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.361.0%Wind 7.6821.8%Gas 16.5847.0%Hydro 0.601.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3320.8%Coal 0.982.8%
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£48.80
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190 g
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Demand 24.4Generation 25.1Transfers -0.7
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Demand 33.2avgGeneration 33.5avgTransfers −0.4avg
Peak demand42.4GW · 18:35
Low 22.5 · 04:10Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 33.5Transfers −0.4 GW
Net exports4GWh
In34
Out39
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 1%
Transfers · Tue 24 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 24 October 2017, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (28 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.72GWExporting
-3
-2
-1
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1
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In 10.8 GWhOut 28.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.20GWExporting
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In 5.9 GWhOut 10.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.74GWImporting
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In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.18GWPumping
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Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 11.7 GWh
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