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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 September 2016

On Thursday 22 September, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind2.46 GW8%Hydro0.34 GW1%Solar1.56 GW5%Gas16.54 GW52%Coal1.12 GW4%Imports1.74 GW5%Nuclear8.06 GW25%31.2GW AVERAGE8%52%25%
Price
£35.12/MWh
Day average £35.12
Demand31.2GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables14%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 September 2016, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 19:35. The price £35.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £25.38/MWh at 01:00 to £56.98/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.564.9%Wind 2.467.7%Gas 16.5452.0%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0625.3%Coal 1.123.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 19:35
Low 20.6 · 03:45Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
36 Out
5
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 22 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 September 2016, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Sept
Imported
36GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.27GW 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

Average0.18GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWImporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 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 6.2 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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