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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 September 2016

On Monday 19 September, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind1.18 GW4%Hydro0.40 GW1%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas17.07 GW54%Coal3.70 GW12%Imports1.29 GW4%Nuclear7.00 GW22%30.9GW AVERAGE54%12%22%
Price
£69.10/MWh
Day average £69.10
Demand30.9GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 0.8
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables7%
Other26%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 19 September 2016, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 19:30. The price £69.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 04:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £22.55/MWh at 01:30 to £288.34/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 57% 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 0.732.3%Wind 1.183.8%Gas 17.0754.4%Hydro 0.401.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0022.3%Coal 3.7011.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 0.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 19:30
Low 19.2 · 03:20Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 0.8 GW
Net imports21GWh
In
23 Out
2
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 19 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 September 2016, Great Britain imported 23 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (17 GWh), and the most exports went to France (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Sept
Imported
23GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
21GWh
Average net flow
0.88GW 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

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh

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