Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 September 2016

On Sunday 25 September, demand averaged 25.3 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

25.3GW AVERAGEWind5.89 GW23%Hydro0.41 GW2%Solar1.52 GW6%Gas7.71 GW30%Coal0.89 GW3%Imports1.69 GW7%Nuclear7.78 GW30%25.3GW AVERAGE23%30%30%
Price
£34.61/MWh
Day average £34.61
Demand25.3GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables30%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 September 2016, nuclear supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 19:25. The price £34.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £22.63/MWh at 16:00 to £64.19/MWh at 19:30. Nuclear made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 24% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.525.9%Wind 5.8922.8%Gas 7.7129.8%Hydro 0.411.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7830.0%Coal 0.893.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.3avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 19:25
Low 20.5 · 06:30Avg 25.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
36 Out
1
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 25 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 September 2016, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Sept
Imported
36GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.45GW 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

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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