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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 September 2016

On Thursday 8 September, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind5.31 GW17%Hydro0.29 GW1%Solar1.91 GW6%Gas13.56 GW43%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports2.14 GW7%Nuclear8.02 GW25%31.1GW AVERAGE17%43%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables24%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 September 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 12:00. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.916.1%Wind 5.3116.8%Gas 13.5643.0%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0225.4%Coal 0.341.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 12:00
Low 21.2 · 03:25Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
46 Out
1
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 8 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 September 2016, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Sept
Imported
46GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.86GW 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

Average1.14GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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