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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 September 2016

On Monday 26 September, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind2.95 GW11%Hydro0.42 GW2%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas12.31 GW44%Coal1.75 GW6%Imports1.72 GW6%Nuclear7.92 GW29%26.6GW AVERAGE11%44%29%
Price
£42.86/MWh
Day average £42.86
Demand26.6GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables14%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 26 September 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 29%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 19:15. The price £42.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £24.34/MWh at 01:30 to £83.65/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.652.4%Wind 2.9510.6%Gas 12.3144.4%Hydro 0.421.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9228.6%Coal 1.756.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 19:15
Low 19.7 · 05:30Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
35 Out
9
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 26 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 September 2016, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Sept
Imported
35GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.10GW 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

Average0.01GWExporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 7.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.50GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 18.1 GWh

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