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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 September 2016

On Thursday 15 September, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind1.07 GW3%Hydro0.45 GW1%Solar1.55 GW5%Gas14.80 GW46%Coal4.05 GW13%Imports2.57 GW8%Nuclear7.80 GW24%31.9GW AVERAGE46%13%8%24%
Price
£77.75/MWh
Day average £77.75
Demand31.9GW
Generation 29.7Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables9%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 September 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 12:10. The price £77.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £23.10/MWh at 04:00 to £384.36/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 50% 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 1.554.8%Wind 1.073.3%Gas 14.8045.8%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8024.2%Coal 4.0512.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 12:10
Low 21.1 · 03:55Avg 31.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
52 Out
0
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 4%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 15 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 September 2016, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Sept
Imported
52GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW 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

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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