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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 October 2017

On Saturday 28 October, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind10.70 GW35%Hydro0.37 GW1%Solar0.64 GW2%Gas8.14 GW27%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports2.26 GW7%Nuclear8.10 GW27%29.8GW AVERAGE35%27%7%27%
Price
£38.69/MWh
Day average £38.69
Demand29.8GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables39%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 October 2017, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £38.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (106 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.23/MWh at 03:30 to £53.64/MWh at 18:00. 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 0.642.1%Wind 10.7035.2%Gas 8.1426.8%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1026.7%Coal 0.170.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 18:15
Low 21.7 · 04:50Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
47 Out
5
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 October 2017, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Oct
Imported
47GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.75GW 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

Average0.97GWImporting

In 24.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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