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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 September 2016

On Monday 12 September, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind5.21 GW17%Hydro0.33 GW1%Solar1.17 GW4%Gas13.15 GW42%Coal1.38 GW4%Imports1.46 GW5%Nuclear8.35 GW27%30.5GW AVERAGE17%42%27%
Price
£52.28/MWh
Day average £52.28
Demand30.5GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables22%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 12 September 2016, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 17:25. The price £52.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £23.89/MWh at 23:30 to £92.28/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.173.8%Wind 5.2116.8%Gas 13.1542.3%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3526.9%Coal 1.384.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 17:25
Low 18.6 · 03:00Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
27 Out
5
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 12 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 September 2016, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (17 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Sept
Imported
27GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.88GW 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

Average0.64GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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