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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 September 2016

On Thursday 29 September, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind7.54 GW23%Hydro0.44 GW1%Solar1.29 GW4%Gas12.17 GW38%Coal1.29 GW4%Imports1.62 GW5%Nuclear7.87 GW24%31.5GW AVERAGE23%38%24%
Price
£42.07/MWh
Day average £42.07
Demand31.5GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables29%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 September 2016, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 19:15. The price £42.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 11:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £17.22/MWh at 04:00 to £95.94/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.294.0%Wind 7.5423.4%Gas 12.1737.8%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8724.4%Coal 1.294.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 19:15
Low 20.6 · 03:40Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
31 Out
5
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 29 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 September 2016, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Sept
Imported
31GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.06GW 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

Average0.00GWIdle

In 5.3 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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