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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 September 2016

On Friday 16 September, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind4.16 GW14%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar0.92 GW3%Gas14.68 GW48%Coal1.58 GW5%Imports1.91 GW6%Nuclear7.17 GW23%30.2GW AVERAGE14%48%23%
Price
£31.71/MWh
Day average £31.71
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables18%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 16 September 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 09:30. The price £31.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £19.16/MWh at 03:30 to £48.96/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.923.0%Wind 4.1613.5%Gas 14.6847.8%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1723.3%Coal 1.585.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 09:30
Low 20.5 · 03:25Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports38GWh
In
41 Out
2
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 16 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 September 2016, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Sept
Imported
41GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
38GWh
Average net flow
1.60GW 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

Average0.76GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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