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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 September 2016

On Tuesday 13 September, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind2.08 GW6%Hydro0.53 GW2%Solar1.43 GW4%Gas14.36 GW44%Coal3.50 GW11%Imports2.26 GW7%Nuclear8.33 GW26%31.9GW AVERAGE44%11%26%
Price
£79.47/MWh
Day average £79.47
Demand31.9GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables12%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 September 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 12:30. The price £79.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 01:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £16.91/MWh at 04:00 to £289.58/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.434.4%Wind 2.086.4%Gas 14.3644.2%Hydro 0.531.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3325.6%Coal 3.5010.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 12:30
Low 20.7 · 03:10Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports40GWh
In
44 Out
4
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 2%Wind 7%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 13 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 September 2016, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Sept
Imported
44GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
40GWh
Average net flow
1.67GW 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

Average1.04GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 10.1 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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