Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 September 2016

On Wednesday 14 September, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind2.57 GW8%Hydro0.40 GW1%Solar1.74 GW5%Gas14.08 GW44%Coal2.96 GW9%Imports2.37 GW7%Nuclear8.07 GW25%31.7GW AVERAGE8%44%9%7%25%
Price
£85.94/MWh
Day average £85.94
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.8Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables15%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 September 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 12:30. The price £85.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 08:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £16.95/MWh at 03:30 to £402.14/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.745.4%Wind 2.578.0%Gas 14.0843.7%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0725.1%Coal 2.969.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 12:30
Low 20.9 · 03:45Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
50 Out
0
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 14 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 September 2016, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Sept
Imported
50GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.08GW 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

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 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 7.0 GWhPumped 12.2 GWh

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