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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 September 2016

On Tuesday 20 September, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind0.71 GW2%Hydro0.31 GW1%Solar0.89 GW3%Gas17.74 GW56%Coal3.41 GW11%Imports1.37 GW4%Nuclear7.45 GW23%31.5GW AVERAGE56%11%23%
Price
£37.97/MWh
Day average £37.97
Demand31.5GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels56%
Renewables6%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 September 2016, gas supplied 56% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 19:30. The price £37.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £22.30/MWh at 04:30 to £85.57/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 58% 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 0.892.8%Wind 0.712.2%Gas 17.7455.6%Hydro 0.311.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4523.4%Coal 3.4110.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 19:30
Low 20.7 · 03:25Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
24 Out
1
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 20 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 September 2016, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Sept
Imported
24GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
0.99GW 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

Average0.73GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWImporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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