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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 21 September 2016

On Wednesday 21 September, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind2.77 GW9%Hydro0.29 GW1%Solar1.06 GW3%Gas17.55 GW54%Coal1.63 GW5%Imports1.30 GW4%Nuclear7.84 GW24%31.8GW AVERAGE9%54%24%
Price
£33.33/MWh
Day average £33.33
Demand31.8GW
Generation 31.2Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables13%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 21 September 2016, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.9 GW at 19:30. The price £33.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 15:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £20.42/MWh at 04:00 to £70.02/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 56% 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 1.063.3%Wind 2.778.5%Gas 17.5554.1%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8424.2%Coal 1.635.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.9GW · 19:30
Low 20.7 · 03:45Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
25 Out
6
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 21 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 21 September 2016, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 21 Sept
Imported
25GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.77GW 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

Average0.14GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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