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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 October 2017

On Monday 30 October, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind2.68 GW8%Hydro0.58 GW2%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas19.09 GW54%Coal1.95 GW6%Imports1.74 GW5%Nuclear8.27 GW23%34.2GW AVERAGE8%54%23%
Price
£48.95/MWh
Day average £48.95
Demand34.2GW
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables12%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
298g/kWh
0Day average 298300
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Key moments

On Monday 30 October 2017, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 45.2 GW at 17:30. Carbon intensity averaged 298 g/kWh and the price £48.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (351 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.97/MWh at 03:30 to £75.21/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 57% 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 1.043.0%Wind 2.687.6%Gas 19.0954.0%Hydro 0.581.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2723.4%Coal 1.955.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.2GW · 17:30
Low 22.1 · 03:50Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports15GWh
In
33 Out
18
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 30 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 October 2017, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Oct
Imported
33GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
15GWh
Average net flow
0.62GW 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

Average0.07GWExporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 15.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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