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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 September 2016

On Tuesday 27 September, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind6.45 GW20%Hydro0.27 GW1%Solar0.65 GW2%Gas13.97 GW44%Coal1.21 GW4%Imports1.61 GW5%Nuclear7.92 GW25%31.4GW AVERAGE20%44%25%
Price
£38.87/MWh
Day average £38.87
Demand31.4GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables23%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 September 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 19:30. The price £38.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 14:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £23.35/MWh at 04:30 to £85.24/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 46% 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 0.652.0%Wind 6.4520.1%Gas 13.9743.6%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9224.7%Coal 1.213.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 19:30
Low 20.5 · 04:10Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
32 Out
7
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 27 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 September 2016, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Sept
Imported
32GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.04GW 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

Average0.04GWExporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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