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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 September 2016

On Wednesday 7 September, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind1.65 GW5%Hydro0.36 GW1%Solar1.35 GW4%Gas16.16 GW50%Coal1.65 GW5%Imports3.20 GW10%Nuclear8.14 GW25%32.0GW AVERAGE50%10%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables10%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 September 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 14:00. Gas made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.354.2%Wind 1.655.1%Gas 16.1649.7%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1425.0%Coal 1.655.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 16:55
Low 21.1 · 03:15Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
67 Out
0
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 7 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 September 2016, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Sept
Imported
67GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 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 9.6 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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