All interconnectors
Sat 24 Sept- Imported
- 40GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 39GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.62GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 September 2016
On Saturday 24 September, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.
Price
£35.07/MWh
Day average £35.07
Demand26.8GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables33%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Saturday 24 September 2016, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 19:25. The price £35.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 13:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £18.29/MWh at 03:30 to £75.54/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.154.2%Wind 7.3427.0%Gas 8.1029.8%Hydro 0.371.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6228.0%Coal 0.662.4%
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£34.57
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Demand 22.4Generation 21.1Transfers 1.4
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Demand 26.8avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 1.6avg
Peak demand32.9GW · 19:25
Low 18.8 · 04:25Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports39GWh
In40
Out1
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 5%
Transfers · Sat 24 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 24 September 2016, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.79GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.09GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 3.1 GWhOut 0.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.75GWImporting
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1
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In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.05GWPumping
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Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh
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