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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 October 2017

On Thursday 26 October, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind3.22 GW9%Hydro0.58 GW2%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas19.41 GW56%Coal2.07 GW6%Imports1.79 GW5%Nuclear7.46 GW21%33.3GW AVERAGE9%56%21%
Price
£41.38/MWh
Day average £41.38
Demand33.3GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 0.3
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables12%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
322g/kWh
0Day average 322300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 October 2017, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 322 g/kWh and the price £41.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (231 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (371 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.94/MWh at 03:30 to £53.85/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 59% 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 3.229.2%Gas 19.4155.7%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4621.4%Coal 2.076.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 18:35
Low 22.3 · 03:50Avg 33.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 0.3 GW
Net imports10GWh
In
35 Out
25
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 1%

Transfers · Thu 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 October 2017, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Oct
Imported
35GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
10GWh
Average net flow
0.44GW 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

Average0.00GWIdle

In 11.9 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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