Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 September 2016

On Saturday 17 September, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind2.86 GW11%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar1.03 GW4%Gas13.15 GW48%Coal0.75 GW3%Imports2.26 GW8%Nuclear6.87 GW25%26.7GW AVERAGE11%48%8%25%
Price
£33.81/MWh
Day average £33.81
Demand26.7GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables15%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 September 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 19:45. The price £33.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £24.05/MWh at 04:30 to £69.27/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 53% 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 1.033.8%Wind 2.8610.5%Gas 13.1548.4%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8725.3%Coal 0.752.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 19:45
Low 18.6 · 04:50Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports47GWh
In
48 Out
1
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 17 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 September 2016, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Sept
Imported
48GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
47GWh
Average net flow
1.94GW 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

Average0.97GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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