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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 September 2016

On Sunday 18 September, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind1.68 GW6%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar1.31 GW5%Gas13.35 GW49%Coal1.06 GW4%Imports2.39 GW9%Nuclear6.93 GW26%26.5GW AVERAGE49%9%26%
Price
£30.43/MWh
Day average £30.43
Demand26.5GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 September 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 19:30. The price £30.43/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £23.52/MWh at 08:00 to £59.78/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 54% 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 1.314.9%Wind 1.686.2%Gas 13.3549.5%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9325.7%Coal 1.063.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 19:30
Low 18.7 · 04:25Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
52 Out
0
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 18 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 September 2016, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Sept
Imported
52GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW 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

Average1.08GWImporting

In 26.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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